Capitol Construction January 1856
S.E VIEW OF THE CAPITOL AFTER REMOVAL OF THE OLD DOME. .One of the columns of the New dome put up temporarily to ascertain the effect of the sculptural [effect] of the [corinthian] capital. Steam engine for ho... More
Thomas Jefferson Statue
The statue of Thomas Jefferson by Pierre-Jean David d’Angers located in the Capitol Rotunda was the first full-length portrait statue placed in the Capitol. Its bronze medium was unusual in early 19th-century A... More
Timucuan Village - A painting on the ceiling of a building
EverGreene Painting Studios.Oil on Canvas.1993-1994. .Three Native Americans of northern Florida's Timucuan tribe are depicted near their village...-----.This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is bei... More
Summerhouse - A brick building with a gate in front of it
The Summerhouse, a hexagon-shaped brick structure set into the sloping hillside of the West Front lawn on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol, has offered rest and shelter to travelers for over a century. Const... More
United States Capitol, North Wing
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Dome Cupola Level November 2013
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1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inauguration
This inauguration ceremony for Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 4, 1933, was the last ceremony to be held in March. All subsequent inaugurals have been held in January...-----.This official Architect of the Capit... More
1964 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
A Douglas Fir from Birdsboro, Pennsylvania arrives on the West Front lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building...The tree was intended to be a permanent Christmas tree and was decorated and lighted each year through 19... More
Sakakawea Statue North Dakota
Sakakawea (1788?-1812).North Dakota.Bronze by Leonard Crunelle.Given in 2003.CVC Emancipation Hall.U.S. Capitol..This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, schola... More
United States Capitol - 1846
This 1846 photograph by John Plumbe is among the earliest known of the Capitol. It shows the building's first dome, which was made of brick, wood, and copper and designed by Architect of the Capitol Charles Bul... More
Design proposed for Hall of Representatives - 1815
Design proposed by B. Henry Latrobe in 1815 to rebuild the Hall of Representatives (now called National Statuary Hall) after the room was destroyed in the Fire of 1814. More www.aoc.gov/capitol-buildings/nation... More
Statue of Freedom with flag flying over US House of Representatives
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Capitol Dome Restoration September 2014
9/28/14..Placement of elements of scaffold that will reach, and eventually cover, the entire Capitol Dome enabling restoration work on Dome. More www.aoc.gov/Dome ( http://www.aoc.gov/Dome ) . .This official Ar... More
Early Photograph of the Capitol
Photograph of the U.S. Capitol taken circa 1866..This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other com... More
October at the Capitol - A view of the capitol building from the top o...
The leaves begin to change colors in early October on the Capitol Grounds....This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not ... More
2007 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
The 2007 tree was a 55 foot Balsam Fir from Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont...The regular practice of displaying a Christmas tree on the Capitol Grounds is relatively recent. Records at the Architect of... More
Bartholdi Fountain at the U.S. Capitol - 1890
Women with bikes enjoy the Bartholdi Fountain in its original location northwest of the Capitol on the National Mall in 1890 with the U.S. Capitol in the background (today the fountain is located in the US Bota... More
Capitol in Spring - April 2010
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Corpse Flower at the U.S. Botanic Garden
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Giant Sequoia on the U.S. Capitol Grounds
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U.S. Capitol Building - A large building with a flag on top of it
West Front view of the U.S. Capitol Building..This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commer... More
Women's Suffrage Parade, 1917
Allyn Cox.Oil on Canvas.1973-1974.Great Experiment Hall.Cox Corridors..For decades after America won its independence from Great Britain, many of its people still lacked basic rights. The drive for woman suffra... More
1981 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
The 1981 tree was a 50 foot White Spruce from Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan...The regular practice of displaying a Christmas tree on the Capitol Grounds is relatively recent. Records at the Architect of th... More
Bartholdi Fountain - A fountain in a park at night with a building in ...
In 1877 the United States purchased Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's "Fountain of Light and Water" – commonly called the Bartholdi Fountain. Beginning in 2008, the Architect of the Capitol undertook a complete off-... More
U.S. Capitol in 1814 - Public domain historic place drawing
Drawing of the U.S. Capitol as it appeared in 1814 before the fire set to the building by the British in that same year....This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for education... More
1861 Abraham Lincoln's First Inauguration
The first inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol, as the Capitol Dome is under construction. March 4, 1861...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for ... More
Frederick Douglass Statue
The statue of Frederick Douglass was dedicated by Congress in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
Frederick Law Olmsted - A black and white photo of a man with a beard
Regarded as the founder of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) is best known for designing the grounds of New York City’s Central Park, the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the B... More
Photo of Statue of Freedom - Public domain dedication
The bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the stands atop the dome of the United States Capitol...To learn about the Statue of Freedom visit: www.aoc.gov/cc/art/freedom.cfm ( http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/... More
United States Capitol at Dusk
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Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol
An image looking up from the statue of George Washington in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building, showing Constantino Brumidi's fresco, the Apotheosis of Washington...More details at www.aoc.gov/capitol-bui... More
April Morning on Capitol Hill
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Bartolomé de Las Casas - A painting of two men sitting at a table
Constantino Brumidi.Oil on plaster.1876.Senate wing.U.S. Capitol..Brumidi showed the priest at his desk with an Indian companion, looking out a window at the native peoples whose enslavement he denounced...This... More
Capitol Reflecting Pool - Prior to Grant Memorial Restoration
The Capitol Reflecting Pool is located at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, DC. Six acres in size, it occupies over half of the area called Union Square. It is set into a plaza that includes, ... More
Capitol Steps - A large building with a flag on top of it
East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building looking North to South...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising ... More
Restored Capitol Dome - The dome of a building lit up at night
In 2016, the first comprehensive restoration of the Capitol Dome in more than half a century was completed. Full project details are at www.aoc.gov/dome ( http://www.aoc.gov/dome ) ..-----.This official Archite... More
Capitol, Statue of Freedom, and Senate Construction Winter 1863-1864
Photo c. December 1863 - January 1864 - photo shows recently installed Statue of Freedom along with the Senate Chamber under construction. ..-----.This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being mad... More
First Columns of the Dome
First row of columns of the Dome in place and work continues on the Senate pediment. Bulfinch gate posts and iron fencing still in place. Photo taken October 26, 1859..This official Architect of the Capitol p... More
Snow at the U.S. Capitol Building
The D.C. metro area experienced one of its snowiest in history during the Winter of 2009-2010 with a total of five or more feet of snow across much of the DC area. In the February "Snowmageddon" storm alone, AO... More
Statue of War - A statue of a roman soldier in front of a building
Luigi Persico executed marble statues of War and Peace in Italy. They arrived at the U.S. Capitol ( http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/index.cfm ) in 1834 and were placed in niches on the East Front portico, flanki... More
The U.S. Capitol Dome - The dome of the us capitol building lit up at ...
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U.S. Capitol and Olmsted Hardscapes
The area immediately surrounding the Capitol was landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of the landscape architecture profession in America. As part of his commission Olmsted designed fountains, lamp ... More
US Capitol West Front 1888
The Capitol West Front terrace of the US Capitol was redesigned in 1886 to provide windows for a few committee rooms under the terrace. At the same time, an exedra with pilasters was designed for the lower terr... More
Car of History Clock - A statue of a woman holding a book and a clock
Located in National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol, Clio, the Muse of History, stands in a winged chariot representing the passage of time and records events as they occur. The car rests on a marble globe on... More
Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Robert W. Weir.Oil on canvas, 12' x 18'.1843; placed 1843.Rotunda.U.S. Capitol..This painting depicts the Pilgrims on the deck of the ship Speedwell on July 22, 1620, before they departed from Delfs Haven, Holl... More
Frozen Bartholdi Fountain - circa 1880-1890
An ice-covered Bartholdi Fountain in its original location on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background..Image taken between 1880-1890...In 1877 the United States paid $6,000 for an iron fountai... More
U.S. Capitol and Christmas Tree
December 2013, Capitol and Christmas Tree with Capitol Reflecting Pool. This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not adve... More
1964 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
The 1964 Capitol Christmas Tree, a Douglas Fir from Birdsboro, PA, arrived at the Capitol Grounds to be planted as a permanent Christmas Tree on the West Front of the Capitol...In 1964, House Speaker John W. Mc... More
1972 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
The 1972 tree was a 50 foot Balsam Fir from Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee...The regular practice of displaying a Christmas tree on the Capitol Grounds is relatively recent. Records at the Architect of the... More
2002 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
The 2002 tree was a 70 foot Douglas Fir from Umpqua National Forest, Oregon...The regular practice of displaying a Christmas tree on the Capitol Grounds is relatively recent. Records at the Architect of the Cap... More
AOC Employee teaches high school students about electrical circuits
Currently 28 AOC employees teach 15 short courses at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School in Northeast Washington, D.C.
Capitol at Dawn May 15, 2014
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Capitol Dome at Night - The dome of a building lit up at night
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Capitol Dome Restoration October 9, 2014
10/9/2014..Placement of elements of scaffold that will reach, and eventually cover, the entire Capitol Dome enabling restoration work on Dome. More www.aoc.gov/Dome ( http://www.aoc.gov/Dome ) . .This official ... More
Capitol September 1, 2014
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Construction Yard for Dome c.1856
Rough stone and cast-iron castings in Capitol property yard. B&O depot is the tall building in the background. Not dated by circa 1856-60...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made avai... More
Elevation of Tholos of Capitol Dome and Statue of Freedom
An 1859 drawing of the Tholos of the U.S. Capitol Dome ( http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/dome.cfm ) and the Statue of Freedom by Thomas U. Walter...Learn more about the Statue of Freedom at: www.aoc.gov/cc/art/f... More
House Wing of Capitol Construction
East Front of the House wing before building the portico and steps. Not dated by circa 1857-1858..This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or pe... More
Justice and History Sculpture
The sculpture Justice and History is located above the Senate bronze doors on the U.S. Capitol's ( http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/index.cfm ) East Front. The draped female figures of Justice and History recline... More
Prototype Column Hosting
Prototype column hoisted into place c. 1856...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commer... More
Senate Fountain - A lion head on a stone wall with a fire hydrant in f...
Lion-head spout...------.This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any o... More
Senate Pediment and Capitol Dome
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Supreme Court West Facade Restoration
During this project the scaffolding is wrapped in a scrim enclosure printed with a full-size photograph of the building’s façade, shown here. Learn more: www.aoc.gov/projects/supreme-court-west-fa%C3%A7ade-rest... More
Tulips at the U.S. Botanic Garden
Springtime on Capitol Hill - March 2012...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial... More
U.S. Capitol - April 23, 2015
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U.S. Capitol - May 24, 2015
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View of Capitol from the Library of Congress
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1905 Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt
The Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol. March 4, 1905...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or person... More
Authority Consults the Written Law
Constantino Brumidi.Fresco.c. 1875.Senate wing.U.S. Capitol..Enthroned Authority, robed in red, holds a sword and wears her attribute, a wreath of the three-pointed hastate leaf...This official Architect of the... More
Capitol Construction Crane in Yard 1850s
Photo commissioned by Montgomery Meigs during Capitol extensions and Dome construction in the 1850s ...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news ... More
Capitol Dome at Twilight
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Capitol Dome Restoration October 13, 2014
10/13/14..Placement of elements of scaffold that will reach, and eventually cover, the entire Capitol Dome enabling restoration work on Dome. More www.aoc.gov/Dome ( http://www.aoc.gov/Dome ) . .This official A... More
Capitol Magnolias - A clock tower is in the distance behind a tree
First day of meteorological spring 2012. Magnolias beginning bloom at the Capitol....This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purpos... More
Car of History in National Statuary Hall
This marble sculpture, created in 1819, is among the oldest works of art in the U.S. Capitol. It depicts Clio, the muse of History, holding a book in which she records events as they unfold. Learn More: www.aoc... More
Crabapple Tree on the Capitol Grounds
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Crabapple Trees - A tree in front of the capitol building
There are currently about 890 trees surrounding the immediate Capitol Building on Capitol Square and more than 4,300 trees throughout the entire 274-acre Capitol Grounds. Find full details at www.aoc.gov/trees ... More
Dome Peristyle Construction 1857
View looking south from the roof of the senate wing showing the first row of columns near completion and the cast-irons pillars up. Temporary horizontal braces in place. Also on the roof is the steam engine ... More
Edward Dickinson Baker Statue
The statue of Edward Dickinson Baker by Horatio Stone is located in the Hall of Columns in the U.S. Capitol Building...Horatio Stone.Marble.1876.Hall of Columns.U.S. Capitol...This official Architect of the Cap... More
Esther Hobart Morris Statue
Esther Hobart Morris (1814-1902).Wyoming.Bronze by Avard Fairbanks.Given in 1960.Hall of Columns.U.S. Capitol..This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarl... More
First Nail Ceremony kicks off Inauguration Construction
Members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies joined together September 20, 2012 on the West Front of the Capitol and hammered nails into a plank on the site of the platform where the Pre... More
Forsythia in bloom - A close up of a tree with yellow flowers
Forsythia on the Grounds of the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. With the Capitol Dome and Olmsted Hardscapes in the background....This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for ed... More
Helen Keller Statue - A statue of a boy and a girl standing next to ea...
Helen Keller (1880-1968).Alabama.Bronze By Edward Hlavka.CVC Emancipation Hall.U.S. Capitol..This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or persona... More
Rayburn Building Cornerstone Ceremony
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the Cornerstone ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building on May 24, 1962...For more information about the Rayburn House Office Building visit: www.aoc.gov/capitol-build... More
Restored Capitol Dome - The dome of a building lit up at night
In 2016, the first comprehensive restoration of the Capitol Dome in more than half a century was completed. Full project details are at www.aoc.gov/dome ( http://www.aoc.gov/dome ) ..-----.This official Archite... More
Richard B. Russell Statue
by Frederick Hart.Marble.1995.Rotunda.Russell Senate Office Building ..For additional information please see the United States Senate webpage ( http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/artifact/Sculpture_21_0002... More
U.S. Capitol Dome Statue completion
The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed in the 1850s. Th... More
Statue of Freedom Plaster Model
The bronze Statue of Freedom atop the United States Capitol dome was cast from the sections of this plaster model. Beginning in 1855, American sculptor Thomas Crawford designed the statue and created the model ... More
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
John Trumbull.Oil on canvas, 12' x 18'.1820; placed 1826.Rotunda.U.S. Capitol..The subject of this painting is the surrender of the British army at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, which ended the last major campai... More
The Summerhouse in Spring
The Summerhouse, a brick structure set into the sloping hillside of the West Front lawn among the paths that lead from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol, has offered rest and shelter to... More
The U.S. Capitol Dome - A flag flying in front of the dome of a buildi...
For more information on the U.S. Capitol Dome visit: www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/dome.cfm ( http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/dome.cfm ) ...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for e... More
Thornton's Capitol Winning Design
East elevation of the Captiol ca. 1796. ..An amateur architect from the British West Indies, Dr. William Thornton was awarded $500 and a city lot for his design of the Capitol. Today, he is honored as the first... More
Troops in Rotunda 1861 - A drawing of a group of people in a building
Union Troops in 1861 in the Rotunda, the scaffold to build the new Dome is seen in the background.
U.S. Capitol - April 1, 2016
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U.S. Capitol - April 23, 2015
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U.S. Capitol at Night - The capitol building is lit up at night
The East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building ( http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/index.cfm ) at night.....This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news o... More
U.S. Capitol Dome - The dome of a building with a statue on top
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U.S. Capitol Sunset - August 21, 2015
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1921 Inauguration of President Warren G. Harding
Chief Justice Edward White gives the Oath of Office to Warren Harding on March 4, 1921 on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building ( http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/index.cfm ) ...-----.This official Architect... More
2010 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
The 2010 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was a 67-foot Engelmann Spruce from Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest...For more information about the Capitol Christmas Tree visit: www.aoc.gov/cc/grounds/hol_trees/i... More
Aerial View of the Capitol
Aerial view of the Capitol's north/Senate side, looking south. House Office Buildings (Cannon, Longworth and Rayburn) and Nationals Park are visible in the distance...-----.This official Architect of the Capito... More