The U. S. Capital Building Crypt

This center section of the building was completed in 1827 under the direction of the third Architect of the Capitol, Charles Bulfinch. The Crypt's 40 Doric columns of brown stone surmounted by groined sandstone arches support the floor of the Rotunda. The star in the center of the floor denotes the point from which the streets in Washington are laid out and numbered.

 

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