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Birdseye View of the City of Washington, With the Capitol in the Foreground

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Date

1861-05-25

Artist

George Henry Andrews

Publisher

The Illustrated London News

Dimensions

15 1/4 x 22 in. (38.7 x 55.9 cm)

Accession Number

2014.022.003

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The new look of the Capitol building comes together through the creative, engineered vision of architect Thomas U. Walter. With five more years until completion in 1866, the iconic Capitol dome would eventually top out at almost 9 million pounds, punctuated by statue of Freedom gazing east toward a new day.

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