Monument Monday – Tour the Outside of the US Capitol Building
If you have already toured the inside of the US Capitol Building, perhaps, now that the weather is starting to get a bit more bearable, it’s the perfect time to take an outside walking tour of the most recognizable landmarks in Washington, DC.
George Washington laid the Capitol’s cornerstone in 1793 and since it opened in 1800, it’s been the center of American power and government.
The building needed to be partially rebuild after the British burned parts of Washington, DC in 1814. In the 1850s, the Capitol building was expanded, with the massive dome top statue, Freedom being …read more
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