Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Capitol Hill - Navo


  • The United States Capitol, atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government, completed in the year 1800. 
  • Though not at the geographic center of the Federal District, the Capitol forms the basis for the District's street-numbering system. 
  • It is the origin point at which the District's four quadrants meet, and around which the city was laid out.
  • In 2014, the appearance of the dome was altered by the scaffolding erected for a restoration project scheduled to be completed by early 2017.
  • The construction started in September 18 1793, 211 years ago


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