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Title
United
States
Capitol
Subject
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
domes (architectural element)
gardens
wings (building divisions)
terraces (landscaped-site elements)
columns (architectural elements)
Neoclassical
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Description
This
is
the
rear
facade
of the
United
States
Capitol
. The
construction
of the
United
States
Capitol
started
in
1793
under
architect
William
Thornton
,
whose
design
won
the
competition
initiated
by
Thomas
Jefferson
, and
provided
the
basis
for the
building
.
Over
the
course
of its
construction
, the
architects
changed
as
each
president
selected
a
new
designer
.
Benjamin
Latrobe
took
over
in
1803
, and he was
replaced
by
Charles
Bulfinch
in
1818
.
Thomas
Ustick
Walter
completed
the
building
in
1851
by
adding
the
current
dome
as
well
as the
House
and
Senate
wings
. The
building
is
Neoclassical
.
Creator
Thornton, William, 1759-1828 (architect)
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 (architect)
Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (architect)
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887 (architect)
Deshon, Robert A., 1915-2007 (photographer)
Date of Original
started
1793
;
1800
(Senate)
;
1811
(House)
;
1815-1819
(Reconstruction)
,
1851-1863
(wings/dome)
Collection
Robert
Deshon
Collection
Source
AV101_B01F07_545
Format
picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
AV101_B01F07_545.tif
Image Height
2103
Image Width
2921
File Size
18451468 Bytes
Date created
2011-01-26
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