United States Capitol ("Federal Capitol"), Washington, D.C. Front elevation rendering

ID: 3444 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Hallet, Étienne Sulpice, 1755-1825, architect ~ Date: [between 1793 and 1795]
This file appears in: The United States Capitol
United States Capitol ("Federal Capitol"), Washington, D.C. Front elevation rendering
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This file appears in: The United States Capitol

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…