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      This article discusses the efforts to restore a cyclorama painting of the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in the U.S. Civil War by Paul Philippoteaux. This painting, which offers a panoramic 360 degree perspective on the battle, is being restored for display at the visitors' center of the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. The dimensions of the painting, several of the challenges in its restoration, and the unique characteristics of cylcorama painting are discussed.