The north extension of the Capitol houses the US Senate Chamber which opened in 1859. Mehr erfahren.
The U.S. Capitol Grounds, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (also known for designing Central Park and the National Zoo), are as important to American history as the U.S. Capitol building itself. Mehr erfahren.
The south extension of the Capitol houses the US House of Representatives Chamber which opened in 1857. Mehr erfahren.
The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center provides a welcoming and educational environment for visitors to learn about the unique characteristics of the U.S. Congress and the history of the U.S. Capitol. Mehr erfahren.
The Cannon Building House Office Building is the oldest Congressional office building outside of the Capitol Building. Mehr erfahren.
Completed in the spring of 1933, the Longworth House Office Building is the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives. Mehr erfahren.
The Rayburn House Office Building, completed in early 1965, is the third of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives. Mehr erfahren.
Constructed in 1939, today the Ford building is occupied mainly by staff of various committees of the House of Representatives, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Architect of the Capitol. Mehr erfahren.
The Hart Senate Office Building is the third office structure designed and built to serve the United States Senate, it adjoins the Dirksen Senate Office Building Mehr erfahren.
The Russell Senate Office Building (built 1903-1908) is the oldest of the Senate office buildings. Mehr erfahren.
The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. Mehr erfahren.
Finished and occupied in 1935, the Supreme Court's great marble temple is a fitting home for the nation's third branch of government. Mehr erfahren.
Immediately after it opened in 1897, the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building was widely considered to be the most beautiful, educational and interesting building in Washington. Mehr erfahren.
When the building opened in 1938, the Library’s shelving capacity tripled to 15 million volumes. Mehr erfahren.
United States Botanic Garden exhibits span 150 million years, the range of global environments, as well as botany, economy and culture all the ways plants are important to how we live. Mehr erfahren.
Capitol Grounds cover more than 274 acres. Some of that area has been developed into parkland, most notably the Senate Park that stretches from Capitol Square to Union Station to the north. Mehr erfahren.
Opened in 1980, measuring 500 feet wide and 400 feet deep, the James Madison Building is the largest library structure in the world. Mehr erfahren.
Bartholdi Park was created in 1932 and named for Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the historic fountain located at its center. Mehr erfahren.
In addition to its active use by Congress, the Capitol building is a museum of American art and history. Each year, it is visited by an millions of people from around the world. Mehr erfahren.
The O'Neill Building was constructed in the 1960s, and named after former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill in 2012. Ownership was transferred to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2017. Mehr erfahren.
The Summerhouse, a hexagon-shaped brick structure set into the sloping hillside of the West Front lawn on the U.S. Capitol's Senate side, has offered rest and shelter to travelers for over a century. Mehr erfahren.
The Marshall Building houses agencies that support the work of U.S. Federal Courts including the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Judicial Center and U.S. Sentencing Commission. Mehr erfahren.
The Capitol Reflecting Pool is located at the eastern end of the National Mall. Six acres in size, occupying over half of the Union Square area that includes the Ulysses S. Grant memorial. Mehr erfahren.
The tapered, cylindrical granite pedestal holds four over-life-size bronze figures, with a portrait statue of Garfield at the top and three allegorical figures representing phases of his career below. Mehr erfahren.
Jets of water play on the majestic, bearded and muscular king of the sea; his sons the tritons blowing conches; frolicking, horseback-riding Nereids; and water-spouting turtles, frogs and sea serpent. Mehr erfahren.
The white marble Peace Monument was erected in 1877-1878 to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. Mehr erfahren.
The bells are automatically operated to strike the hour and sound on the quarter hour; they can also be played manually, as they are annually on July 4th at 2 p.m. Mehr erfahren.
The memorial to Ulysses S. Grant was dedicated in 1922. It is located in Union Square, west of the U.S. Capitol Building, by the Capitol Reflecting Pool. The bronze elements were restored in 2016. Mehr erfahren.