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Accessible Entrance – Capitol Visitor Center South Entrance from 1st Street, SE, for visitors to the U.S. Capitol Building. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Capitol Visitor Center North Entrance from 1st Street, SE, for visitors to the U.S. Capitol Building. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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United States Botanic Garden – Conservatory The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) Conservatory is delightful to the senses and refreshing to the spirit. From jungle to desert to primeval paradise, the indoor gardens and galleries of the U.S. Botanic Garden highlight the diversity of plants worldwide, as
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Accessible Entrance – Thurgood Marshall Building Columbus Circle entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Thomas Jefferson Building Second Street entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Thomas Jefferson Building Driveway level below the Grand Staircase at First Street SE. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Supreme Court The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Russell Building Delaware Avenue entrance on ground level closest to Constitution Avenue. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Rayburn Building Independence Avenue entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Rayburn Building Horseshoe drive off South Capitol Street. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – O'Neill Building Entrance on C Street S.W. between 2nd and 3rd Streets. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Longworth Building Entrance at corner of Independence Avenue and New Jersey Avenue. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Longworth Building Entrance at corner of South Capitol Street and C Street. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – John Adams Building Second Street entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – James Madison Building C Street entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – James Madison Building Independence Avenue entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Hart Building East Second Street entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Hart Building South Constitution Avenue entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Ford Building Entrance on 2nd Street, SW. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Ford Building Entrance on 3rd Street, SW. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Dirksen Building First and C Street entrance. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Capitol South South entrance (House of Representatives side) for visitors to the U.S. Capitol on official business. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Capitol North North entrance (Senate side) for visitors to the U.S. Capitol on official business. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Cannon Building New Jersey Ave. Entrance on New Jersey Avenue, SE, south of the terrace at the intersection with Independence Avenue. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Accessible Entrance – Cannon Building Entrance on C Street, SE, west of the First Street intersection. The Architect of the Capitol strives to provide an accessible pathway for the Capitol campus. Find out more at aoc.gov/ada.
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Located north of the Capitol Rotunda is the richly decorated Old Senate Chamber. Designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, this room was home to the U.S. Senate from 1819 until 1859 and later to the U.S. Supreme Court from 1860-1935.
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Conceived in the age of neoclassicism, the Rotunda was intended to recall the Pantheon, the ancient Roman temple. Bulfinch created in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda an ambitious orchestration of architecture, sculpture and painting.
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Built by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, it was a significant architectural achievement, for the size and structure of its vaulted, semicircular ceiling were virtually unprecedented in the United States. In addition to housing the Supreme Court, this space later served as a committee room, a law library, a
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National Statuary Hall is one of the most popular rooms in the U.S. Capitol Building. It, and its collection of statuary from individual states, is visited by thousands of tourists each day and continues to be used for ceremonial occasions.
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In the south wing, Latrobe created a progression of spaces from the entrance door on the first floor up a grand staircase to the small rotunda in front of the principal doorway leading into the Hall of the House (now called National Statuary Hall).