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The Capitol's west front during the Inauguration of Joe Biden, January 20, 2021 President George H. W. Bush lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda on December 3, 2018. The Capitol and the grounds of Capitol Hill have played host to major events, including presidential inaugurations, which are held every four years. During an ...
The congressional office buildings are part of the Capitol Complex, and are thus under the authority of the Architect of the Capitol and protected by the United States Capitol Police. The office buildings house the individual offices of each U.S. Representative and Senator as well as committee hearing rooms, staff rooms, multiple cafeterias ...
The United States Capitol. The statue crowning the dome, Statue of Freedom, is over 19 feet tall. Since 1856, the United States Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C., has featured some of the most prominent art in the United States, including works by Italian and Greek American artist Constantino Brumidi, [1] whose murals are located in the hallways of the first floor of the Senate side of the ...
Coordinates: 38°53′24″N 77°0′32.4″W. The dome of the United States Capitol building at night in 2006. The United States Capitol features a dome situated above its rotunda. The dome is 288 feet (88 m) in height and 96 feet (29 m) in diameter. [1] Designed by Thomas U. Walter, the fourth Architect of the Capitol, it was constructed ...
Tasia Jackson. Tasia Jackson: Chief of staff, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Abigail Jackson: Communications director, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Vincent Evans: Executive director ...
November 11, 1971. Designated NHL. November 11, 1971 [ 2 ] The Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., is a National Historic Landmark building which is the headquarters of the United States Department of the Treasury. An image of the Treasury Building is featured on the back of the United States ten-dollar bill.
Former Capitol Hill Police Officer Winston Pingeon recalled the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters breached the Capitol in an apparent attempt to stop Congress’s certification of the Electoral ...
The United States Senate Reception Room is located in the United States Capitol and is one of the Capitol's most richly decorated public rooms that features the work of Italian artist Constantino Brumidi. [ 1 ] The room, numbered S-213, has historically been used for meetings and ceremonies. These decorations feature nine permanent portraits of ...