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Transparency, eh?

Tea Party Photos, Washington DC, 03/20/2010, US Capitol Building, Healthcare Reform, Kill the Bill, R[evolution] Photography,

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Members of the news media covering the "Justice for J6" rally in Washington, DC (9/18/21)

Iraq Veterans Against the War at the September 15, 2007, march on Washington, DC, to end the Iraq war

The U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C, views from the National Mall.

Long Exposure Night Photography

Today, the Senate Vestibule houses marble busts of three patriots widely admired by Americans: the Polish nobleman Tadeusz Kósciuszko, who volunteered to serve in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War; Polish hero Casimir Pulaski, who also fought for American freedom in the Revolutionary War and distinguished himself during the siege of Savannah before dying of war wounds; and Giuseppe Garibaldi, whose fight for the unification of Italy won widespread acclaim in the United States.

Library of Congress

2011 International Pillow Fight Day by Capitol Improv

Distracted by the ceiling....

The Central Hall @ Library of Congress

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I had to quickly move and capture this image before the tour bus moved. My first 2 capitol in a single frame and the colors were captivating.

2011 International Pillow Fight Day by Capitol Improv

Washington DC 2nd November 2011

Library of Congress

Doric Columns

Doric columns typically have a simple, rounded capital at the top; a heavy, fluted or smooth column shaft; and no base. Flutes are vertical, parallel channels that run the length of a column. Columns in this style can be found throughout Capitol Hill, including the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court Building, the Russell Senate Office Building and the Cannon House Office Building.

The Crypt in the U.S. Capitol Building contains forty smooth Doric columns of sandstone, which support the arches holding up the floor of the Rotunda. Also in the Capitol, Doric columns can be found in the Old Supreme Court Chamber, designed by Benjamin Latrobe. These columns are modeled on the Temple of Poseidon, which were the shortest and the strongest columns that survive from classical Greece.

The Supreme Court Building’s main corridor is known as the Great Hall, a grand rectangular vestibule that is thirty feet high and lined on both sides with double rows of fluted Doric columns. The columns rise to a coffered ceiling.

The Cannon House Office Building and Russell Senate Office Building, which are nearly identical, contain thirty-four fluted Doric columns each along their colonnades, facing the United States Capitol. Pilasters continue the Doric order along secondary elevations.

The U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.

Below the eagle and the canopy is the desk of the Vice President of the United States. The Constitution provides that “The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the Senate….” (Art. I, Sec. 3). This original desk, faced with a red “modesty” curtain, was used by every vice president from George Clinton to John Breckinridge.

Vice President’s Desk

•Desk, Vice President’s

•by Thomas Constantine (attributed)

•Mahogany, wool, 1819 ca.

•Overall Measurement:

oHeight: 31.13 inches (79.1 cm)

oWidth: 75.38 inches (191.5 cm)

oDepth: 25.50 inches (64.8 cm)

•Cat. no. 65.00044.000

This mahogany desk was likely made by Thomas Constantine, a cabinetmaker from New York. Following the Capitol’s near destruction in 1814 by invading British forces, Constantine was paid for supplying the Senate with, among other items, one “Large Desk for President of Senate” as a cost of $140.

A similar style desk is depicted in engravings of the chamber that date as early as 1848. The desk was used by the Senate until 1859 when they vacated the room for their new chamber. Likely put into storage when the Supreme Court took over the space, the desk was later returned to the Senate in 1973 for the restoration of the historic room.

Today, the Senate Vestibule houses marble busts of three patriots widely admired by Americans: the Polish nobleman Tadeusz Kósciuszko, who volunteered to serve in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War; Polish hero Casimir Pulaski, who also fought for American freedom in the Revolutionary War and distinguished himself during the siege of Savannah before dying of war wounds; and Giuseppe Garibaldi, whose fight for the unification of Italy won widespread acclaim in the United States.

Fountain at the US Capitol 1793-1863 Washington, DC, USA

Inside the ranks of Iraq Veterans Against the War at the September 15, 2007, march on Washington, DC, to end the Iraq war