The Capitol, Washington D.C.
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| THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL, set on a height overlooking the amphitheater of the Potomac, is one of the largest and stateliest buildings in the world. It is 751 feet in length and 350 feet in width, covering 3 1/2 acres. The statue of Freedom on the dome towers 307 feet above the esplanade. The corner-stone was laid by President Washington in 1793; the central building was finished in 1827; and the extensions were first occupied by Congress in 1857 and 1859. |
