Holiday Tree has left the building

January 04, 2017

As Blood, Sweat & Tears sang many years ago, what goes up must come down.

The 2016 Holiday Tree was removed by a Department of Enterprise Services crew Wednesday morning after standing tall in the Capitol Rotunda for a month. The Capitol is being prepared for the Inaugural Ball Jan. 11. Here are photos showing the tree's removal.

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