United States Capitol

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.

Exterior views

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  Capitol dome
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  View from below Capitol Hill
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  High resolution view of dome at night
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  High resolution view at night
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  United States Capitol: Taken on the stairs of the backside of the Capitol
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  United States capitol: from the west facade below capitol hill
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  Senate side of the capitol hill
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  House of Representives side of capitol hill
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  Vertical look from below capitol Hill from the west facade
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  East Facade view of the capitol under construction
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  Extreme Closeup of Dome of U.S. Capitol
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  Full view of the Capitol Building
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  The Senate side of the Capitol Building
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  East side June 1966
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  English: Circa 1846

  Magyar: 1846 körül
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  Capitol Christmas tree, December 2007
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  View of the Capitol from the Newseum
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  United States Capitol building under renovation February 2015
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  United States Capitol building under renovation February 2015
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  United States Capitol building under renovation February 2015

Interior views

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  Ceiling of the Rotunda
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  Apotheosis of George Washington
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  The Rotunda during President Ford's Funeral, December 2006
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  Old Supreme Court Chamber
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  Old Senate Chamber
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  West Corridor
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  Statuary Hall
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  Statuary Hall, 2007
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  Statuary Hall, 2007
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  The Capitol Crypt
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  Statue of Freedom inside the Capitol

Drawings

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  William Thornton's original Capitol Building design
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  United States Capitol, Completed Northern Wing, circa 1801.
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  1814
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  1840
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  1846
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  Monumental Clock for House of Representatives Chamber, 1858
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  Section through dome of U.S. Capitol, 1859
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  Elevation of dome of U.S. Capitol, 1859
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  Tholus on dome of U.S. Capitol, 1859
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  Iso-view drawings donated by Pearson. Circa 1970's

National Statuary Hall Collection

Main gallery: National Statuary Hall Collection.

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  Dennis Chavez
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  Thomas Starr King

Statue of Freedom

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  Statue of Freedom
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  Statue of Freedom
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  Statue of Freedom

Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda

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  "War"
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  "Science"
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  "Marine"
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  "Commerce"
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  "Mechanics"
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  "Agriculture"

Frieze of American History

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  "America and History"
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  "Landing of Columbus"
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  "Cortez and Montezuma at Mexican Temple"
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  "Pizarro Going to Peru"
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  "Burial of DeSoto"
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  "Captain Smith and Pocahontas"
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  "Landing of the Pilgrims"
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  "William Penn and the Indians"
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  "Colonization of New England"
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  "Oglethorpe and the Indians"
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  "Battle of Lexington"
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  "Declaration of Independence"
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  "Surrender of Cornwallis"
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  "Death of Tecumseh"
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  "American Army Entering the City of Mexico"
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  "Discovery of Gold in California"
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  "Peace at the End of the Civil War"
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  "Naval Gun Crew in the Spanish-American War"
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  "The Birth of Aviation"

Historical oil paintings

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  Declaration of Independence
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  Embarkation of the Pilgrims
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  Baptism of Pocahontas
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  Discovery of the Mississippi
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  Landing of Columbus
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  General George Washington Resigning His Commission
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  Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
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  Surrender of General Burgoyne