For the first time in nearly two decades, the Golden Dome atop the University’s Main Building will be regilded. The process of adding a new layer of gold leaf will occur over the course of approximately five months beginning immediately after Commencement Weekend.
Last regilded in 2005, this will be the 12th time the Dome and the 17-foot-tall statue of Our Lady have undergone this process since they were added to the Main Building in 1883.
In addition, the upper tower of the Main Building will be cleaned and repainted. The project will begin with the installation of an extensive scaffold system on Monday, May 22, and is targeted to be completed by mid-October.