United States Capitol

One of the most significant architecturally and symbolically in the country is the United States Capitol. The legislative arm of the United States federal government, officially known as the United States Congress, is housed at the United States Capitol, sometimes known as The Capitol or the Capitol Building. At the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., it is situated on Capitol Hill. The Capitol still serves as the starting point for the area's street addressing system and its four quadrants even though it is no longer physically located in the center of the federal district.

The current structure's central portions were finished around 1800. In the five years following the Burning of Washington in 1814, they were completely repaired. The bicameral legislature's chambers, the House of Representatives in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing, were later added to, enlarging the structure. The enormous dome was finished about 1866, immediately following the American Civil War. The Capitol is constructed in the neoclassical style and has a white façade, just as the main buildings of the executive and judicial branches. Although it has fronts on both its east and west elevations, only the east front was designed to host guests and dignitaries.

Location: Washington, D.C