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beauty-funny-trippy · 26 days

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nocternalrandomness · 10 months

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Fireworks over the US Capitol, Washington, DC

#US Capitol #Fourth of July #July 4th #Independence Day #Capitol Building #Fireworks #United States Capitol

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evilhorse · 1 year

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Bolt!

#black adam #bolt #malik white #shazam #washington dc #capitol building #christopher priest #jose luis #dc comics #comics #2020s comics

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uwmspeccoll · 7 months

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Milestone Monday

On this day, September 18, in 1793, George Washington laid the cornerstone of the United States Capitol Building. He was aided by eight Freemasons dressed in full masonic regalia marking the beginning of a period of construction that lasted seven years and the dawning of the growth of the nation. In 1792, Thomas Jefferson put out a call for architectural design submissions for the Capitol Building and was won over by a late entry from amateur architect William Thornton. Thornton’s design was officially approved in April of 1793, with the caveat that French architect Stephen Hallet would review and modify his plans as needed.

Architect Glenn Brown (1854-1932) explored the history and design of the Capitol Building in his book History of the United States Capitol, published in two volumes by the Government Publishing Office from 1900-1903. For a decade, Brown worked with numerous institutions and organizations to gather plans, illustrations, and the history of the building through architecture and interior design. He highlights that the importance of the building’s merit is not just in its construction and completeness, but its aspirations. Historian Charles Moore, secretary to Michigan Senator James McMillan, writes in the introduction, “[T]he Capitol is not a creation, but a growth, and its highest value lies in the fact that it never was, and it never will be, finished.”

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– Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern

#milestone monday #united states capitol building #capitol building #william thornton #Stephen Hallet #glenn brown #history of the united states capitol #Charles Moore #architecture #architectural history

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gir1bong · 4 months

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capitol / washington dc

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katiajewelbox · 7 months

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Reminds me of Sailor Moon!

Source: Photographer Christoper V. Sherman's Facebook page

#moon #moon goddess #sailor moon #in the name of the moon #crescent moon #goddess of liberty #texas #austin texas #texas state capitol #capitol building #sculpture #classical aesthetic #photography #amazing

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frommylimitedtravels · 2 years

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I go inside sometimes

#architecture #capitol building #washington state

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faithandarisadventures · 9 months

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House Lounge May 16, 2023 Missouri State Capitol Building Jefferson City, Missouri

#missouri #jefferson city #capitol building #state capitol #historic buildings #mural #historic art #government building #our adventures

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somethingusefulfromflorida · 1 year

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We're approaching the second anniversary of the January 6 attack, the House appears unable to elect a Speaker, and Republicans have removed all the metal detectors from the Capitol. Methinks something hinky is going on.

#i've got a bad feeling about this #january 6 #congress #house of representatives #house #speaker #speaker of the house #capitol building #capitol #january 6 attack #something fishy #something is rotten in the state of denmark #hinky

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jm-photos · 1 year

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Capitolio.

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11.26.22 Havana, Cuba

#photography #nikon #architecture #building #government #capitol #capitol building #capitolio de la habana #travel #tourism #voyage #journey #wanderlust #wander more #wonder more #havana #cuba #caribbean #latin america

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ithinkimightbeagoose · 10 months

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capitol moment

#wow #capitol building #this is cool #partial self reveal ig #not my face though #get blue emojied #blue shocked emoji

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chefkevinashton · 4 months

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I worked and lived in and around Washington DC from 1983-1994. I never dreamed when I decided to return to England that 28 years would pass before I returned, but time has a tendency of slipping away.