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    Prior to establishing the nation's capital in Washington, D.C., the United States Congress
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    United States Capitol - Wikipedia

    • The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Although no longer at the geographic center of the national capital, the U.S. Capitol forms the origin point fo… See more

    Architectural styleAmerican neoclassic
    Completed1800 (first occupation) · 1962 (last extension)
    Map of United States Capitol
    Interior

    The Capitol building is marked by its central dome above a rotunda in the central section of the structure (which also includes the older original smaller center flanked by the two original (designed 1793, occupied 1800) small… See more

    Exterior

    The Capitol Grounds cover approximately 274 acres (1.11 km ), with the grounds proper consisting mostly of lawns, walkways, streets, drives, and planting areas. Several monumental sculptures used to be … See more

     
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