25 March 2019 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Barack Obama’s 2009 Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol © flickr.com – Steve Jurvetson/cc-by-2.0
The United States Capitol, often called the
Capitol Building, is the home of the
United States Congress, and the seat of the
legislative branch of the
U.S. federal government. It is located on
Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the
National Mall in
Washington, D.C. Though no longer at the geographic center of the
Federal District, the Capitol forms the origin point for the District’s street-numbering system and
the District’s four quadrants. The
United States Capitol Complex is a group of about a dozen buildings and facilities. The
United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC), located below the East Front of the Capitol and its plaza, between the Capitol building and 1st Street East, opened on December 2, 2008.
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