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  2. The Ellipse - Wikipedia

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    The speech was followed by mass violence, with supporters storming the United States Capitol in an attempt prevent the certification of President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the election. [ 8 ] On October 29, 2024, in the closing days of the 2024 Presidential election campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally on the Ellipse ...

  3. Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Opening day on the South Capitol Street Bridge in January 1950. The original bridge opened on January 14, 1950, as the South Capitol Street Bridge, though it had previously been called the Victory Bridge by Captain H.C. Whitehurst, the District Director of Highways, because it was the first project started after the war ended. [3]

  4. United States Capitol Visitor Center - Wikipedia

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    Two alcoves off the main Exhibition Hall hold large flat screen televisions to allow viewers to watch live telecasts of the House and Senate floor proceedings. A third alcove located behind the tactile dome model on the main axis of the Capitol holds the Lincoln catafalque, which used to be displayed in the basement beneath the crypt. It closed ...

  5. File:Aerial view, United States Capitol building, Washington ...

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    United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. Aerial. The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the Federal government of the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Camera manufacturer: Canon: Camera model: Canon EOS ...

  6. Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east.

  7. Washington metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the D.C. area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States.

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  9. United States Capitol dome - Wikipedia

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    For more than two decades, the green copper dome of the Capitol greeted visitors to the nation's capitol, until the 1850s. Due to the growth of the United States and the expansion and addition of new states, the size of the U.S. Congress had grown accordingly and pushed the limits of the capacity of the Capitol. Under the guidance of the fourth ...