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Title: Guide to Washington;
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Boston, Press of J. A. Lowell & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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at Yorktown, October19, 17S1; and Resignation of Gen-eral Washington at Annapolis, December tween Daniel Boone and the Indians,1775, by Causici, and The Landing ofthe Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock in 1620,also by Causici. The belt of the rotunda,a sunken space about nine feet high, iscovered with a fresco in chiar-oscuro inimitation of alto-relievo, begun by Brumidi,and after his death continued by Castigini.Above this fresco are the thirty-six longwindows of the peristyle, and then the GUIDE TO WASHINGTON. 7 huge iron ribs of the dome gradually curv- The Dome of the Capitol was designed ing to a space fifty feet in diameter, form- by \\alter and replaced the smaller one ing what is called the eye of the dome. removed in 1S56. Total height from base Around this open eye is painted Con- line to the crest of the statue of Freedom, stantine Brumidis magnificent allegory of three hundred and seven and one half feet. The Apotheosis of \^^ashington. The The apex is surmounted by a lantern fif-
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^kV^^ MAKni.K KUOM AT THE CAPITOL principal story of the building contains teen feet in diameter and fifty feet high, the Rotunda, Supreme Court, Statuary surrounded by a peristyle, and crowned Hall, Senate Chamber and Hall of Rep- by the bronze statue of Freedom. In the resentatives. Reception Rooms, Marble lantern is a rellecting lamp lighted by Room, Presidents and Vice-Presidents electricity ; it is used only when either or Rooms, Committee Rooms, etc. both houses of Congress are sitting at GUIDE TO WASHINGTON night, and is visible from all parts of thecity. The statue of Freedom was de-signed by Crawford and cast by Mills;cost $25,000. The dome is reached by astaircase of two hundred and ninety steps,and the view of the city and surrounding occupants name — Republicans sitting atthe left and Democrats at the right of thepresiding officer. The Press Gallery isbehind the President, and facing him arethe galleries reserved for the DiplomaticCorps and the Senators families. The KAL

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