The U.S. Capitol Building is the seat of the United States Congress. Construction on the building started in 1793 and it used to be the center of the district (although it is no longer the center ...

The United State Capitol dome is situated above the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The Capitol dome was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887), the fourth Architect of the ...

Donald Trump took office as the United States' 47th president on Monday, vowing tariffs on foreign countries and to "put America first." Many of his political allies, as well as adversaries ...

Object Details Artist Constantino Brumidi, born Rome, Italy 1805-died Washington, DC 1880 Sitter George Washington Gallery Label Brumidi was commissioned to paint the ceiling decoration in the rotunda ...

The storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters is unprecedented. But the building has seen its share of skirmishes. A gunman opened fire in the U.S. Capitol in 1995, killing two ...