After
living in DC for 16 years, I finally took the US Capital Hill tour and
visited the rotunda. I just booked the tour online the day before
without any congressmen letter. The prize for its design competition was
only $500, and the statue on top of the dome is the "Statue of
Freedom." The Capitol houses the National Statuary Hall Collection,
comprising two statues donated by each of the fifty states
to honor persons notable in their histories. The Capitol dome is still
under restoration. After the tour, I walked via the tunnel to the
Library of Congress, and watched a film about the wealthy and rare
collection in the library which are not exhibited. The Library of
Congress has 23.8 millions books (fills about 838 miles/1,349 km of
bookshelves), 14 millions monographs and serials, music, bound
newspapers, pamphlets, technical reports, and other printed material;
and 122 millions non-classified (special) collections. — checked in to Capital Hill Washington.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2016
US Capital Hill tour
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