U. S. Capitol Building, Washington, D. C.
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| THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL, one of the largest and stateliest buildings in the world, sets on a height overlooking the amphitheatre of the Potomac. It is 751 feet long, 350 feet wide, and covers three and a half acres. The statue of Freedom on the dome towers 307 feet above the esplanade. The cornerstone of the main building was laid by President Washington in 1793; the central building was finished in 1797, and the extensions were first occupied by Congress in 1857 and 1859. |
