United States Capitol

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English: The United States Capitol is the capitol building which serves as home for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the United States federal government. Federal Hall in New York City served as the original capitol when the United States was a new country. The current U.S. Capitol is located in Washington, D.C., atop Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall.
Español: El Capitolio de los Estados Unidos es el edificio sede de su Congreso Federal. Originalmente el Edificio Federal de Nueva York sirvió como tal.
Magyar: Az Egyesült Államok Capitoliuma) az Egyesült Államok Kongresszusa, a szövetségi kormányzat törvényhozó ágának székhelye.

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Exterior views [edit]

  • Capitol dome

  • View from below Capitol Hill

  • Capitol Rotunda.jpg
  • US capitol building.jpg
  • WDC Capitol 1.jpg

  • High resolution view of dome at night

  • High resolution view at night

  • US Capitol dome Jan 2006.jpg
  • United States Capitol dome daylight.jpg
  • P1030240.JPG
  • Washington 05 183.jpg
  • The Capitol CNE-v1-front.jpg
  • US Capitol building from mall.jpg
  • Capitol-RP.jpg
  • United States Capitol (Winter).jpg
  • United States Capitol at sunset 2004.jpg
  • IMG 2259 - Washington DC - US Capitol.JPG
  • USCapitol.jpg

  • United States Capitol: Taken on the stairs of the backside of the Capitol

  • United States capitol: from the west facade below capitol hill

  • Senate side of the capitol hill

  • House of Representives side of capitol hill

  • Vertical look from below capitol Hill from the west facade

  • East Facade view of the capitol under construction

  • Extreme Closeup of Dome of U.S. Capitol

  • USCapitolhigh.JPG

  • Full view of the Capitol Building

  • The Senate side of the Capitol Building

  • English: Circa 1846
    Magyar: 1846 körül

  • Capitol Christmas tree, December 2007

  • View of the Capitol from the Newseum

Interior views [edit]

Drawings [edit]

  • William Thornton's original Capitol Building design

  • United States Capitol, 1840

  • Monumental Clock for House of Representatives Chamber, 1858

  • United States Capitol, Completed Northern Wing, circa 1801.

  • Section through dome of U.S. Capitol, 1859

  • Elevation of dome of U.S. Capitol, 1859

  • Tholus on dome of U.S. Capitol, 1859

National Statuary Hall Collection [edit]

Main gallery: National Statuary Hall Collection.

  • Dennis Chavez

  • Thomas Starr King

Statue of Freedom [edit]

  • Statue of Freedom

  • Statue of Freedom

  • Statue of Freedom

Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda [edit]

  • "War"

  • "Science"

  • "Marine"

  • "Commerce"

  • "Mechanics"

  • "Agriculture"

Frieze of American History [edit]

  • "America and History"

  • "Landing of Columbus"

  • "Cortez and Montezuma at Mexican Temple"

  • "Pizarro Going to Peru"

  • "Burial of DeSoto"

  • "Captain Smith and Pocahontas"

  • "Landing of the Pilgrims"

  • "William Penn and the Indians"

  • "Colonization of New England"

  • "Oglethorpe and the Indians"

  • "Battle of Lexington"

  • "Declaration of Independence"

  • "Surrender of Cornwallis"

  • "Death of Tecumseh"

  • "American Army Entering the City of Mexico"

  • "Discovery of Gold in California"

  • "Peace at the End of the Civil War"

  • "Naval Gun Crew in the Spanish-American War"

  • "The Birth of Aviation"

  • "William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1682"

Historical oil paintings [edit]

  • Declaration of Independence

  • Embarkation of the Pilgrims

  • Baptism of Pocahontas

  • Discovery of the Mississippi

  • Landing of Columbus

  • General George Washington Resigning his Commission

  • Surrender of Lord Cornwallis

  • Surrender of General Burgoyne

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