19 March 2021 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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U.S. Capitol, west side © Martin Falbisoner/cc-by-sa-3.0
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the meeting place 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.
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