My Visit to the Capitol Building

[back] . I came this morning with the goal of seeing the Capitol building and continuing on to the Lincoln Memorial. I took MetroRail to the closest stop and walked up the hill to the building. Finding a guard, I was directed to first one tent, and then another, til eventually I secured a ticket for the 12:25 tour group. Sadly I had to throw out a brand new bottle of sun screen, my water bottle, and my lunch snacks, because no food, beverages, liquids, pastes, or gels were allowed inside the building. (The Washington Monument allows water bottles, but otherwise has similar restrictions.) Wish I had known that before I came. Oh well. The tour was pretty fast and there were a lot of tourists in the building, neatly contained by signs for where they could go and could not go. I was glad I made the trip. Enjoy!

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Before the Tour
Capitol Dome from the Mall. My ticket for 12:25 PM. Me in front of the Capitol Dome. Me in front of the Capitol building.
#1219   2007-07-16 17:25 EDT   2.6M
Capitol Dome from the Mall.		#1309   2007-07-18 13:07 EDT   3.0M
My ticket for 12:25 PM.		#1310   2007-07-18 13:11 EDT   2.1M
Me in front of the Capitol Dome.		#1312   2007-07-18 13:12 EDT   2.9M
Me in front of the Capitol building.
View from the front of the Capitol. View of the front of the Capitol. View of the House of Representatives. Me with the House of Representatives.
#1315   2007-07-18 13:12 EDT   3.0M
View from the front of the Capitol.		#1317   2007-07-18 13:12 EDT   2.9M
View of the front of the Capitol.		#1319   2007-07-18 13:15 EDT   3.3M
View of the House of Representatives.		#1321   2007-07-18 13:16 EDT   2.8M
Me with the House of Representatives.
During the Tour
View as my tour group approached the building. Our ramp up to our entrance door. Apparently there were a variety of doors through which tour groups entered, but I am not totally sure. View from the door toward the Washington Monument. The dome of the rotunda from inside.
#1323   2007-07-18 13:33 EDT   2.8M
View as my tour group approached the building.		#1325   2007-07-18 13:33 EDT   2.9M
Our ramp up to our entrance door. Apparently there were a variety of doors through which tour groups entered, but I am not totally sure.		#1326   2007-07-18 13:34 EDT   2.6M
View from the door toward the Washington Monument.		#1328   2007-07-18 13:41 EDT   4.2M
The dome of the rotunda from inside.
Apotheosis (assencion into heaven) of George Washington Crowds of tour groups in the rotunda. Me with the Apotheosis. Me with the statue of Abraham Lincoln.
#1329   2007-07-18 13:41 EDT   3.6M
Apotheosis (assencion into heaven) of George Washington		#1330   2007-07-18 13:42 EDT   2.9M
Crowds of tour groups in the rotunda.		#1331   2007-07-18 13:43 EDT   3.5M
Me with the Apotheosis.		#1333   2007-07-18 13:43 EDT   3.0M
Me with the statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Pilgrims. Liberty, above the old House Chamber, now the hall of statues. Rotunda of the old House Chamber.
#1336   2007-07-18 13:51 EDT   2.9M
Pilgrims.		#1338   2007-07-18 14:04 EDT   2.8M
Liberty, above the old House Chamber, now the hall of statues.		#1339   2007-07-18 14:04 EDT   3.2M
Rotunda of the old House Chamber.
After the Tour
Me with the statue of Hawaii's Father Damian in the Capitol Building. Capitol from the edge of its reflecting pond.
#1363   2007-07-18 14:36 EDT   2.8M
Me with the statue of Hawaii's Father Damian in the Capitol Building.		#1364   2007-07-18 14:52 EDT   2.5M
Capitol from the edge of its reflecting pond.

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