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Union Square is an 11-acre public plaza at the foot of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States. [1] It encompasses the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (1924) and the 6-acre Capitol Reflecting Pool (1971) and is just west of the United States Capitol building.
Capitol Hill is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in both Northeast D.C. and Southeast D.C.. Bounded by 14th Street SE & NE, F Street NE, Southeast Boulevard SE, South Capitol Street SE. Dominated by the United States Capitol, which sits on the highest point of Capitol Hill, it is one of the oldest historic districts in Washington
Independence Avenue on Capitol Hill, where it is a residential street for some of its length Independence Avenue was finally extended westward through West Potomac Park in 1941 and 1942. For a decade, the NCPPC's proposal to extend the avenue westward had been opposed by the United States Department of the Interior , which opposed use of ...
Capitol Hill; Lincoln Park; Judiciary Square; Kingman Park (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 7) Mount Vernon Triangle; Near Northeast; NoMa; Shaw; Southwest Waterfront; Sursum Corda; Swampoodle (Neighborhood from the 1850s to the 1910s replaced in large part today by NoMa and Near Northeast)
Assistant Architect of the Capitol Mario Campioli (left) and Architect of the Capitol George White (right). In 1969, Congress voted to acquire the eastern half of the block for a "New Senate Office Building". [2] Originally, the Senate intended only to build a $21 million ($157,991,783 in 2023 dollars) underground parking garage here.
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The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park. The entire park, which features monuments, is open to the public and is part of President's Park. The Ellipse is the location for many annual events. From a mathematical point of view, the Ellipse is truly an ellipse. Its dimensions are 1,058 feet ...
U.S. Capitol Subway between the U.S. Capitol Building and the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The public can travel on the trains — usually during a tour of the Capitol Complex — but must be escorted by a staff member with proper identification. During votes, the House subway is restricted to congressional members.