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Crew places dome atop new Nevada Supreme Court building — VIDEO

By DAVID FERRARA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

November 30, 2016 - 4:53 pm

Construction crews place a dome in four sections on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Construction crews use a crane to place a dome in four sections on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Construction crews use a crane to place a dome in four sections on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Construction crews use a crane to place a dome in four sections on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Construction crews use a crane to place a dome in four sections on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Construction crews use a crane to place a dome in four sections on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Construction crews prepare to hoist a dome in four sections and place on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

A dome in four sections is seen outside the new Nevada Supreme Court building where construction crews used a crane to place on top of the court building in downtown Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Construction crews used a crane Wednesday to place a dome in four sections, including a Lady Liberty statue, on top of the new Nevada Supreme Court building at the corner of Clark Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas.

Two justices and two appellate court judges, along with staff, are expected to move into the building in mid-January.

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