United States Capitol

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This article is about the United States Capitol that was rebuilt 1733–1735. For the Capitol in that existed 1493–1727, see United States Capitol (1493–1727).
United States Capitol
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The Capitol on 4 March 1736
Location
United States Capitol is located in FCT
US Capitol

Location of the Capitol in the Fœderal Capital Territory
General information
Architectural style Federalist Neoclassicism
Address 2800 W CAPITOL ST
FCT · 20515-1800
Town or city Capitol Hill, Republic City
Fœderal Capital Territory
Coordinates 37.77938°N 122.45210°W
Construction started 17 September 1728
Completed 31 December 1732
Cost US$ 7 billion (1724)
Technical details
Floor count 3 (plus 2 basements)
Floor area 6.856 acres (27,745 m2)
Design and construction
Client Sharon Raydor Administration
Architect
Website
link://capitol.fedgov.usna.gov

The United States Capitol, atop Capitol Hill (location 37.77938°N 122.45210°W) located directly between Robert Richmond Memorial Plaza and the Capitol Mall in the County of Republic City, Fœderal Capital Territory, is the Seat of the United States Congress, the federal Legislature of the United States.

Though not at the geographic center of the Fœderal Capital Territory, the Capitol forms the basis for the FCT’s Land Survey system. It is the origin Point at which the FCT’s Baseline and principal Meridian intersect, and is the focal point of Capitol Park.

Like the principal Buildings of the executive and judicial Departments, the Capitol is built in a distinctive neoclassical style and has a white exterior. Though both its east and west Elevations are formally referred to as Fronts, only the East Front was intended for the reception of Visitors and Dignitaries.

Background[edit | edit source]

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The Capitol at dawn
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The Capitol at night

Originally constructed in the District of Columbia, the United States Capitol was deconstructed, relocated to, and reassembled in the Fœderal Capital Territory from 1727–1731. On 24 January 1733, the Capitol was partially destroyed in an attempted coup d’etat during the 1733 State of the Union by domestic terrorists, in which the entire leadership of all three branches of the Federal Government, as well as the entire Supreme Court, the entire military leadership, and nearly all of Congress were killed.

Once the site was cleared, the Capitol was rebuilt in less than two years, from 17 September 1733 to 31 December 1735, at a cost of nearly US$ 7 billion (1735).

Name[edit | edit source]

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History[edit | edit source]

US Capitol in the District of Columbia[edit | edit source]

Drawing of the United States Capitol in the District of Columbia, as it appeared in 1546.

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US Capitol in the Fœderal Capital Territory[edit | edit source]

Relocation[edit | edit source]

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1733 Capitol Attack[edit | edit source]

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The Capitol in ruins

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Recovery and reconstruction[edit | edit source]

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Timelapse of Capitol reconstruction

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Architecture[edit | edit source]

Interior[edit | edit source]

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Art[edit | edit source]

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Basements[edit | edit source]

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Features[edit | edit source]

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Height[edit | edit source]

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Hall of Justice[edit | edit source]


The Hall of Justice in the United States Capitol.
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The Hall of Justice, former plenary Courtroom of the United States Supreme Court, on the 1st floor of the north wing of the Capitol.

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Hall of the Senate[edit | edit source]


The Hall of the Senate in the United States Capitol.

Located on the second floor of the North Wing of the Capitol, the Hall of the Senate is the plenary chamber of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress.

The Hall of the Senate is adorned with portraits of present and past Presidents of the Senate. While the role of President of the Senate as principal deputy to the chief Executive of the Union remains the same throughout the history of the Republic; before 1730, this was the Vice-President of the United States: however, since 1730, this was the Lieutenant-Governor-General of the United States.

Hall of Representatives[edit | edit source]


The Hall of the House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.

Located on the second floor of the South Wing of the Capitol, the Hall of Representatives is the plenary chamber of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of the United States Congress.

Rotunda[edit | edit source]


The Rotunda in the United States Capitol.

The Rotunda in the Capitol.

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President’s Room[edit | edit source]


The President’s office in the United States Capitol.

The Senate President’s office in the Capitol.

The President’s Room is where the President of the United States Senate maintains his office and papers.

Speaker’s Room[edit | edit source]


The Speaker’s office in the United States Capitol.

The House Speaker’s office in the Capitol.

The Speaker’s Room is where the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives maintains his office and papers.

Governor-General’s Room[edit | edit source]


The Governor-General’s Room in the United States Capitol.

The Governor-General’s office in the Capitol.

The Governor-General’s Room is the honorary office-space for the Governor-General of the United States; and while his official office (and residence) is located a short distance to the west of the Capitol at the White House, he does make use regular of the space in the Capitol that the Congress have set aside for his use. Currently, the Governor-General’s Room is used for extraordinarily formal meetings of the United States Federal Council. However, the space is more commonly used for meetings of the Federal Cabinet. The Room itself and the ancillary office spaces are maintained by the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, whose personnel, among other duties, are responsible for arranging the space for the Room’s use-of-the-day.

Exterior[edit | edit source]

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Capitol Square[edit | edit source]

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Capitol Square

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Grounds[edit | edit source]

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Flags[edit | edit source]

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Adjacent buildings[edit | edit source]

Senate Office Buildings[edit | edit source]

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House of Representatives Office Buildings[edit | edit source]

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Supreme Court Building[edit | edit source]

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Library of Congress Building[edit | edit source]

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Events at the Capitol[edit | edit source]

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Independence Day[edit | edit source]

Independence Day is July 4.

Union Day[edit | edit source]

Union Day is December 7.

Inaugurations[edit | edit source]

Inaugurations take place March 4 in the Year next following that in which a Federal election took place.

Hallowmas[edit | edit source]

Hallowmas takes place from October 31 to November 2.

Thanksgiving[edit | edit source]

Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November.

Christmas[edit | edit source]

Christmas takes place from December 24 to December 26, with December 25 being the actual Christmas Day and December 24 being Christmas Eve.

Affairs of State and visiting dignitaries[edit | edit source]

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Security[edit | edit source]

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