The Rotunda of Grant's Tomb

The inner dome of the Mausoleum was heavily inspired by the Pantheon in Rome

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The Main Rotunda at General Grant National Memorial is the largest space inside the Mausoleum. The soaring ceiling rises more than 100 feet in to the air to a dome that covers the decorated room. The sunken crypt below the central viewing gallery contains the sarcophogai of Ulysses S Grant and his wife Julia D Grant.