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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This file appears in: Capitol Grounds: The Capitol Grounds is a park-like setting for the nation's U.S. Capitol Building, offering a picturesque counterpoint to the building's formal architecture.

Capitol Grounds: The Capitol Grounds is a park-like setting for the nation's U.S. Capitol Building, offering a picturesque counterpoint to the building's formal architecture.

By The DC Historic Sites team

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…