"Standing on the steps of the Capitol will be a man whose story reflects the enduring promise of our land.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

The goal is to enrich the experience of the more than two million people who visit the Capitol every year.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

They were really built in as part of the architecture in each of the different construction stages of the Capitol."

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President Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson selected a later version of Mister Thornton's design for the Capitol.

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A few months earlier, the government of President George Washington had started a contest for the best design for the Capitol.

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He is most famous for designing central park in New York City and the grounds around the capitol building in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

Outside,crowds lined the street to cheer Wilson as he returned to the White House from the Capitol Building.

VOA: special.2010.10.14

We met up with them at the United States Botanic Garden on the grounds of the Capitol building.

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She is watching over the Capitol building as it continues to represent America's history, government and people.

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In 1829, Andrew Jackson had the first one held on the completed east front of the Capitol.

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Standing in front of the Capitol, Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States.

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After all,the Confederate secretary of war had declared that the Confederate flag would fly over the Capitol building before the first of May.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Then he will join the new president and their families for a luncheon inside the Capitol.

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"The Capitol,from the very beginning, the architects envisioned art sculpture for it, paintings for it.

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This large circular room inside the Capitol's tall white dome measures over fifty-four meters high.

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After his swearing-in, the president joined members of Congress for a luncheon in the Capitol.

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Chief Justice Roger Taney read the decision in the small courtroom in the Capitol building.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

The others are the Treasury Building, the White House,the Capitol building and Independence Hall.

VOA: special.2010.11.12

Clay had to rest several times as he climbed the steps of the capitol.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Every year in June, Hawaiians come to the Capitol to honor this ancient ruler.

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Some senators said there had not been such a crowd in the capitol building since the day Clay said goodbye to the Senate eight years earlier.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

He gave the speech outside, on the front steps of the Capitol building.

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It is a plaster form that was used to make the bronze statue of Freedom that stands on the dome of the Capitol high above the city.

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The newest building extension of the Capitol is the Capitol Visitor Center.

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Coxey tried to read a protest statement at the Capitol building.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

We did interviews near the Capitol building here in Washington.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

She is the curator for the Architect of the Capitol.

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Centuries ago, the Capitol was built partly by slaves.

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Next,the body was taken to the Capitol building.

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