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The Michigan Capitol's historic glass floor, originally built in 1878, is undergoing restoration.

Nearly 700 of the 976 glass tiles are being replaced with historically accurate replicas.

Michigan's glass floor is the largest and most complete of the eight state capitals that once had them.

LANSING - After a restoration of the Michigan Capitol’s inner dome in 2023, attention is now focused the restoration of the historic building's glass floor.

The floor was built 1878 during the construction of the Capitol, and consists of 976 plate glass tiles framed by cast iron.

Almost 700 of the 976 total glass tiles that make up the floor are getting replaced after it was discovered in a 2024 survey that the tiles were thinner than the 1 inch thick pieces that were originall

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