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On The Move

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| August 5, 2025
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) plays a vital role in the congressional moves process every two years, requiring coordination across the Capitol campus to ensure a successful start for each new Congress.

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Desk and Floor Markers

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| July 30, 2025
Bronze plaques in the floor of National Statuary Hall honor the eight members who served in the House of Representatives while it met here from 1819 to 1857 and also served as president of the United States.
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Peeking Through the Draperies of National Statuary Hall

By Curator Division
| July 28, 2025
A short history of this significant space's special fabric.

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House Office Moves: Suite Stakes

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| July 25, 2025
Office selection is luck of the draw, but preparation leaves nothing to chance.

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Senate Office Moves: Stronger Together

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| July 25, 2025
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) manages the office moves process for Members of Congress. On the Senate side of campus, that work falls under the Senate Office Buildings jurisdiction. It manages the suite selection process, suite designs and renovations as well as the move process for senators
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Tools of the Trade: Sheet Metal

By Madeleine Lucchetti
| July 22, 2025
The AOC's Capitol Building Sheet Metal Shop craftspeople utilize traditional, handheld tools alongside current technologies to shape, fit and repair metalworks.
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Volume 30 of Tholos Magazine Now Available

By AOC Staff
| July 18, 2025
Articles include spotlights on the Capitol Building Sheet Metal Shop and the congressional move process.
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Shedding Light on the Invisible Details of the Capitol Campus

By Thomas Hatzenbuhler
| July 14, 2025
Understanding light and how it works is an important aspect of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) Photography and Technical Imaging Branch day-to-day operations.

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Signing of the First Treaty of Peace with Great Britain

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| July 2, 2025

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Cession of Louisiana

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| July 2, 2025

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John Fitch

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Benjamin Franklin

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| July 2, 2025

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Robert Fulton

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| July 2, 2025
Inventor Robert Fulton is seated in his studio, looking out at the palisades of the Hudson River and his steamboat; a portrait of Benjamin West, with whom Fulton studied painting, rests to his left on an easel.

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Justice Joseph Story

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| July 2, 2025

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Chancellor James Kent

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| July 2, 2025

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Rental of Palms for Special Events

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| July 2, 2025
Kentia palms, approximately five to six feet in height, are available to Senators and Representatives for rent for special events that are held on Capitol Hill.

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Chancellor Robert R. Livingston

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Authority Consults the Written Law

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| July 2, 2025

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Columbus and the Indian Maiden

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Bellona, Roman Goddess of War

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| July 1, 2025

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Bartolomé de Las Casas

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| July 1, 2025
Words from the poem are painted above a door in the Cox Corridors of the U.S. Capitol.
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Capitol Lyrics: "America the Beautiful"

By Sarah Davis
| July 1, 2025
The lyrics of this patriotic song are found easily at the U.S. Capitol.
Fireworks bursting in the air with the U.S. Capitol dome on July 4th.
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2025 "A Capitol Fourth" Concert Prohibited Items and Street Closures | USCP.gov

By AOC Staff
| June 27, 2025
The annual concert celebrating Independence Day will be broadcast live from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Here's what to know before you go.
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Tree Dedicated in Memory of Senator Feinstein

By AOC Staff
| June 27, 2025
Located in Capitol Square, N.W., near the Summerhouse.

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Senator Dianne Feinstein Tree

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| June 26, 2025
This tree honors Senator Feinstein's service as the longest serving U.S. senator from California and the longest-tenured female senator in history.

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Fountain of Light and Water

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| June 24, 2025
The cast-iron fountain, painted to look like bronze, weighs more than 15 tons and is 30 feet high. The fountain previously stood at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia's Fairmont Park before it was purchased in 1877 by the United States government.

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Representative Floyd Spence Tree

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| June 16, 2025
Dedicated in June 2025 to honor the life and service of Rep. Floyd Spence from South Carolina.

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America's First Moon Landing

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| June 6, 2025
U.S. Senate Collection.

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Benjamin Franklin Statue

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| May 29, 2025
U.S. Senate Collection.
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U.S. Botanic Garden Shifts Open Hours for Summer 2025 | USBG.gov

By USBG Staff
| May 28, 2025
From June 9 through August 31, the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) will shift open hours for the Conservatory to 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. The shifted hours will allow us to replace the greenhouse glass roof in the Conservatory Garden Court.

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