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The United States Capitol in 1846 following the addition of Charles Bulfinch's dome. The origin of the first dome began with the Capitol design contest sponsored by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, at the behest of President George Washington, in 1792.
List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6; Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), 1886 statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in New York City; Goddess of Liberty, a similar 1888 statue by Elijah E. Myers atop the Texas State Capitol dome, in Austin, Texas; Miss Freedom, a similar 1889 statue on the dome of the Georgia State ...
The Apotheosis of Washington on the ceiling of the Capitol rotunda inside the United States Capitol Detail of George Washington in the fresco. The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
An 1800 portrait of the Capitol by William Russell Birch An 1814 portrait by George Munger of the U.S. Capitol after the burning of Washington by the British Army during the War of 1812 Daguerreotype of east side of the Capitol in 1846, by John Plumbe, showing Bulfinch's dome
Rotunda viewed from behind the statue of George Washington (2005). The United States Capitol building features a central rotunda below the Capitol dome.Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart".
The Dome of the U.S. Capitol is visible as a woman walks through a winter storm in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Andrew Harnik / Getty Images Massive winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, ice ...