Thomas Jefferson Statue
The statue of Thomas Jefferson was the first full-length portrait statue placed in the U.S Capitol Building. Its bronze medium was unusual in early 19th-century America, where sculpture was more commonly carved in marble.
Architect of the Capitol employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements, landscape features and more.
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Thomas Jefferson, Relief Portrait
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Third President of the United States. Wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom.
Thomas U. Walter Portrait
Architect Thomas U. Walter served at the U.S. Capitol from 1851 to 1865; he constructed the House and Senate wing extensions and the present dome.
Timucuan Village
Three Native Americans of northern Florida's Timucuan tribe are depicted near their village.
Tobacco Column Capitals
Sixteen columns in the small Senate rotunda of the U.S. Capitol feature tobacco capitals designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe, then modeled and carved by Francisco Iardella.
Trenton, 1784
In November and December 1784 the Congress met in the French Arms tavern in Trenton, New Jersey.
Tribonian, Relief Portrait
Tribonian (c. 500-547) Byzantine jurist. Head of the commission that codified the laws under Justinian I.
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The memorial to Ulysses S. Grant was dedicated in 1922. In late 2011, the care of the Grant Memorial was transferred from the National Park Service to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC). The bronze elements were restored in 2016 and lamp posts were installed in 2019.
Ulysses S. Grant Statue
This statue depicts American general and president Ulysses S. Grant in the uniform of the Union army. On his shoulders are four stars denoting him as "General of the Army of the United States," a rank that he was the first to hold.
Wade Hampton Statue
This statue of Wade Hampton was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by South Carolina in 1929.
War and Peace
Marble allegorical statues "War" and "Peace" flank the East Central Front entrance to the U.S. Capitol. Plaster models may be seen in the vestibule area outside the east door of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Washington's Farewell Address, 1796
In his farewell address at the end of his second term as president, George Washington urged America, "Observe good faith and justice toward all nations.