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THE U. S. CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D. C.
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The United States Capitol, set on a height over.
looking the amphitheater of the Potomac, is one of
o the largest and stateliest buildings in the world. It
is 751 feet in length and 3'50 feet in width, cover-
ing three and a half 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 1797;
and the extensions were first occupied by Congress
in 1857 and 1859.
SCENIC ART SERIES, B. S. REYNOLDS CO., PUBLISHERS, WASHINGTON, D. C.
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