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  2. United States Capitol - Wikipedia

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    The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

  3. United States Capitol Complex - Wikipedia

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    The United States Capitol Complex is a group of twenty buildings, grounds, and facilities in Washington, D.C., that are used by the United States Congress, and federal courts. The buildings and grounds within the complex are managed and supervised by the Architect of the Capitol .

  4. United States Capitol rotunda - Wikipedia

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    The United States Capitol building features a central rotunda below the Capitol dome. Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart". The rotunda is connected by corridors leading south to the House of Representatives and north to the Senate chambers.

  5. United States Capitol dome - Wikipedia

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    The United States Capitol in 1846 following the addition of Charles Bulfinch's dome. The origin of the first dome began with the Capitol design contest sponsored by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, at the behest of President George Washington, in 1792.

  6. Congressional office buildings - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Congress Hall - Wikipedia

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    During the almost ten years it served as the capitol, Congress Hall witnessed many historic events including the admittance of three new states and ratification of the United States Bill of Rights. The second inauguration of George Washington took place in the House chamber in 1793, as did the inauguration of John Adams in 1797.

  8. Is the US Capitol a 'temple of democracy'? Its authoritarian ...

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    The U.S. Capitol is modeled on the baroque Cathedrals of Europe, which were built to honor monarchs and popes. PixnioHonoring the Capitol Police officer killed in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U ...

  9. Architecture of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    The United States Capitol is at the center of the grid, and the point at which the city is divided into four quadrants. Depending on one's relation to the Capitol, one is either in Northeast D.C., Southeast D.C., Southwest D.C., or Northwest D.C. L'Enfant's plan called for the President's House and Capitol to be near the center of the city. [5] [6]