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Decades of deterioration ultimately led the National Park Service to abandon its use of the Cyclorama Building as a visitor center and even as home to the eponymous painting. A new visitor center and museum housing the restored cyclorama opened in April 2008.
Photo: Leslie Johnston
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A single, large, glazed opening punctuates the east side of the Cyclorama Building's cylinder.
Photo: Debra Pittenturf
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The National Park Service commissioned detailed documentation of the Cyclorama Building in preparation for the planned demolition of the building.
Image: HABS
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Although the Cyclorama Building was recognized as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, priority has been given to restoring the historic Gettysburg Battlefield.
Photo: Debra Pittenturf
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