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United States Capitol Building
Washington, D.C., USA

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  • Page 1 21030 United States Capitol Building Washington, D.C., USA...
  • Page 2 The United States Capitol Building The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. is a symbol of tourist attraction visited by millions every year. The building American democracy and the meeting place of the nation’s has been at the heart of the country’s history since it was government.
  • Page 4 History On September 18, 1793, President George Washington laid After being partially burned down by the British in 1814, the the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol Building at the southeast U.S. Capitol Building was rebuilt and the first dome at the corner of its foundation.
  • Page 6 The United States Capitol Building Today The U.S. Capitol Building continues to be the working heart history. Eleven statues currently encircle the rotunda and of the nation’s government and the 435 Representatives include former U.S. Presidents such as George Washington, and 100 Senators still sit in the two houses of Congress Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D.
  • Page 8 The Architects The U.S. Capitol Building has become a landmark of 19th The English born architect George Hadfield (1763-1826) century neoclassical architecture, but the history behind its took over from Hallet and straightaway suggested major design and construction is full of controversy and drama. alterations to the original plan.
  • Page 10 Facts about the United States Capitol Building Location: ......Washington, D.C., USA Construction Periods: 1793, 1815, 1850, and 2000 Architectural Style: ..19th century Neo-Classical Dimensions: ....751 ft. (229 m) by 350 ft. (106 m) Height: ......288 ft. (87 m) Building Footprint: ..
  • Page 12 LEGO.com/brickseparator...
  • Page 29 The Capitol’s architect William Thornton’s design was inspired by the east front of the Louvre in Paris, France.
  • Page 47 The building contains approximately 540 rooms, has 658 windows and approximately 850 doorways.
  • Page 77 There are 108 windows in the dome above the rotunda.
  • Page 103 The U.S. Capitol Building is divided into five levels. The second floor holds both the Chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  • Page 131 The building’s dome is made of 8,909,200 lb. (4,041,100 kg) of cast iron.
  • Page 141 The current “wedding-cake style” cast-iron dome was added in 1855 and is three times the height of the original one.
  • Page 145 The statue at the top of the dome is entitled the Statue of Freedom.
  • Page 148 [ One country, one Constitution, one destiny ] —Daniel Webster...
  • Page 150 This connection was confirmed in the early 1960s with the The introduction of our LEGO Architecture Studio set launch of the LEGO ‘Scale Model’ line. It matched the spirit echoes the ambitions of the earlier LEGO ‘Scale Model’ of the age where modern architects were redefining how...
  • Page 151 21050 Studio...
  • Page 152 Celebrate the world of architecture and collect all the models 21006 21013 The White House Big Ben 21023 21024 21022 21019 Flatiron Building Louvre Lincoln Memorial The Eiffel Tower...
  • Page 153 21029 21020 Trevi Fountain Buckingham Palace 21028 21026 21031 21027 New York City Berlin Venice Burj Khalifa...
  • Page 154 References Text credits: www.visitthecapitol.gov www.aoc.gov Photography: www.shutterstock.com Customer Service Kundenservice Service Consommateurs Servicio Al Consumidor LEGO.com/service or dial 00800 5346 5555 : 1-800-422-5346 :...
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  • Page 156 LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. 6163625 ©2016 The LEGO Group.