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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 rotunda is connected by corridors leading south to the House of Representatives and north to the Senate chambers.
The Capitol's west front during the Inauguration of Joe Biden, January 20, 2021 President George H. W. Bush lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda on December 3, 2018 The Capitol and the grounds of Capitol Hill have played host to major events, including presidential inaugurations , which are held every four years.
* Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who fought with rioters on Jan. 6 and died the following day, lay in honor in the Rotunda -- a recognition usually reserved for senior elected ...
The United States Capitol crypt, image taken looking east. The United States Capitol crypt is the large circular room filled with forty neoclassical Doric columns directly beneath the United States Capitol rotunda. It was built originally to support the rotunda as well as offer an entrance to Washington's Tomb.
Reagan's inauguration was the first time that the presidential oath was taken in the Capitol Rotunda. (Trump's will be the second.) President Reagan is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger in ...
In preparation for Inauguration Day (Jan. 20), workers assemble a structure in the U.S. Capitol rotunda on January 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Credit - Anna Moneymaker—Getty Images President ...
The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the curved perimeter. It is located immediately south of the Rotunda.
The US Capitol Rotunda. Tasos Katopodis - Getty Images The Rotunda, often described as the Capitol’s “symbolic and physical heart,” was built between 1818 and 1824.