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U.S. Capitol
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Buildings Era: 1750-1799 DateCreated: 1793 Capitol Hill Washington State: DC Zip: C 20016 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/U-S--Capitol/ Creator: Thornton, William , Latrobe, Benjamin

The United States Capitol is among the most symbolically important and architecturally impressive buildings in the nation. Construction of the original Capitol began in 1793, but it has been through several additions and alterations. Over its lifetime, the Capitol building has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored.

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1986
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Jiuguang Wang (CC BY-SA 2.0) Image Caption: U.S. Capitol Era_date_from: 1793
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U.S. Capitol

The United States Capitol is among the most symbolically important and architecturally impressive buildings in the nation. Construction of the original Capitol began in 1793, but it has been through several additions and alterations. Over its lifetime, the Capitol building has been built, burnt…

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