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Visible in this tele-panorama are, from left to right, The Capitol Building (home to the US Senate and the Congress), the foot of the Washington Monument (the obelisk in the foreground surrounded by flags)) , the Library of Congress (with the gold torch on top -- still the largest repository of books in the world), and 'The Castle" of the Smithsonian Institution.
This was taken from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Essentially it is a panorama of one side of the National Mall, taken from the other. I took another long shot of The Capitol dome from the World War II Memorial (almost half the distance) during my last visit.
Photo by Rachel Larue
Servicemembers and stand-ins for important guests go though a dress rehearsal for the presidential inauguration, Jan. 13. The 57th presidential inauguration will take place Jan. 21.
From the White House down to Capitol Hill. You can see the construction of the Obama inauguration platform in progress.
From across the reflecting pond at the Capitol. Advertising and commercial use are prohibited. Credit photo to: Washington, DC Convention & Tourism Corporation (WCTC) www.washington.org