First Library of Congress Plaque
Plaque commemorating the location of the original Library of Congress in the United States Capitol.
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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First Meeting Place of the House of Representatives in the Capitol Plaque
This tablet marks the first meeting place of the House of Representatives in the Capitol.
Flight 93 Memorial Plaque
Congress authorized this memorial plaque to commemorate the heroic acts carried out by the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
Florence R. Sabin Statue
This statue of Florence Sabin was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Colorado in 1959.
Frances E. Willard Statue
This statue of Frances Willard was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Illinois in 1905. Her statue was the first honoring a woman to be chosen for the collection.
Francis Harrison Pierpont Statue
This statue of Francis Harrison Pierpont was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by West Virginia in 1910.
Francis Preston Blair Jr. Statue
Missouri gave this statue to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 1899. Alexander Doyle (1857-1922) sculpted three statues in the collection, contributed by Missouri and West Virginia.
Frederick Douglass Statue
The statue of noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass features him standing beside a lectern and an inkwell with quill pen sits in reference to his work as an author.
Frederick Law Olmsted Portrait
Frederick Law Olmsted designed and carried out the landscaping of the U.S. Capitol grounds in the late 19th century.
Frieze of American History
The Frieze of American History in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol contains a painted panorama depicting significant events in American history.