5. VIEW OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS AND MALL LOOKING WEST FROM THE DOME OF THE CAPITOL. - National Mall & Monument Grounds, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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Capitol Grounds
The Capitol Grounds were considered by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., who was commissioned to plan and design the U.S. Capitol Building’s grounds, to be just as important as the pristine, grand building itself. According to Olmsted,…