The United States Capitol building sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

ID: 3443 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer ~ Date: 2010
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The United States Capitol building sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
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The Capitol is both the seat of government and the symbol of the United States. It has been occupied continuously by Congress since 1800 (excepting one brief interruption), and until 1935 it housed the Supreme Court as well.The east and west fronts…