I watched today’s Presidential Inaugural ceremony which was held on the west front of the US Capitol. So I started thinking about the Capitol. Did you know the cornerstone of the Capitol was laid by George Washington in 1793? It was.
Here is what the Architect of the Capitol website says about the Capitol:
“The United States Capitol is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac River, commanding a westward view across the Capitol Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument 1.4 miles away and the Lincoln Memorial 2.2 miles away.”
Did you know that the Capitol dome is made of cast iron? It is. The dome was built during the Civil War. There is a photo slideshow of the Capitol on Flicker. You can view it here and it is worth a look. There are many beautiful images in the slideshow; some taken in daytime, some taken at night, in summer and winter, and some that were taken while the Civil War was raging.
Atop the Capitol dome is a bronze statue of a woman. It is called the Statue of Freedom. It is the one object not shown clearly in the Flicker slideshow. So I’m posting a photo of it. Here it is:
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