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Articles include spotlights on the Capitol Building Sheet Metal Shop and the congressional move process.
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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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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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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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The lyrics of this patriotic song are found easily at the U.S. Capitol.
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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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Located in Capitol Square, N.W., near the Summerhouse.
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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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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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Dedicated in June 2025 to honor the life and service of Rep. Floyd Spence from South Carolina.
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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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Bands representing different branches of the military will perform weeknights at the U.S. Capitol.
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Here's what to know before you go to the annual National Memorial Day Concert at the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, May 25.
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The AOC has received the AGA's prestigious Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) for its Fiscal Year 2024 Performance and Accountability Report.
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Celebrating the men and women of the United States Capitol Police who put their lives on the line to protect America's beacon of democracy.
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This tree honors the 168 people who lost their lives, the heroic first responders, and all others who were impacted by the April 19, 1995, attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Two trees from the original 1912 gift from Japan were transplanted to the Library of Congress in 1922.