EAST FACADE, FROM THE SOUTHEAST - U.S. Capitol, Intersection of North, South, & East Capitol Streets & Capitol Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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HABS DC,WASH,1--21 (CT)
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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,…