United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) : View along the middle West Terrace
- Creator:
- Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
Thornton, William, 1759-1828
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887 - Published/Created:
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1793-1863 - Date Depicted:
- 4/1/1997
- Materials:
- stone: sandstone
- Notes:
- The building was originally designed by William Thornton. This plan was subsequently modified by Stephen Hallet, Benjamin Latrobe and then Charles Bulfinch. The current dome and the House and Senate wings were designed by Thomas U. Walter and August Schoenborn, a German immigrant, and were completed under the supervision of Edward Clark. The building is marked by its central dome above a rotunda and two wings, one for each chamber of Congress: the north wing is the Senate chamber and the south wing is the House of Representatives chamber. Above these chambers are galleries where visitors can watch the Senate and House of Representatives.
- Variant Titles:
- US Capitol Building
- Topics:
- Architecture -- United States -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Neoclassical
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-US-DC-CB-B7
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
legislative buildings: capitols (AAT)
public buildings: government office buildings (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders construction buildings; public buildings; legislative buildings terrace
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/1/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10096626
- PID:
- digcoll:1827350