Each year, the Architect of the Capitol selects the annual #CapitolChristmasTree in consultation with the USDA Forest Service. This year's tree is a Sitka spruce from the Wrangell Ranger District in Alaska's Tongass Nat'l Forest. 🌲➡️🏛️: aoc.gov/explore-capito…

Genius of America = 3 figures located at the central, east entrance of the #USCapitol: 📜 Justice lifts scales + holds a scroll inscribed "Constitution, 17 September 1787" 🛡️ America holds a shield ⚓️ Hope rests on an anchor The entire pediment is 81' 6" long. #ConstitutionDay

Home to both chambers of Congress since 1800, the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol building was laid #OnThisDay in 1793. Learn more from the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) and with archival #CSPAN footage: c-span.org/classroom/docu…. #OTDH #OTD #USHistory #APUSH #GovChat #APGov

The #USCapitol cornerstone was laid #OTD 1793. 🥁 Contemporary Masonic practice included the laying of an inscribed metal plate along with a cornerstone. Corn, wine, and oil were used to consecrate the stone. aoc.gov/explore-capito…

"Almost every skill represented at the AOC has a role in each inauguration... carpenters, woodcrafters, plumbers, electricians, painters, masons, upholsterers, custodians, grounds keepers, tour guides, engineers, project managers & budget staff to name just a few." #Inaugural60

Goodbye #USCapitol Grounds summer... 🐘 An elephant ear, croton & coleus on the East Front Plaza. 💜 Yarrow & beebalm at the Russell Building. ⛲️ Beeblossom at Senate Fountain. 🌻 Sunflower varieties at the Capitol South Metro Station.

The #USCapitol welcomes a new statue tomorrow: Johnny Cash, contributed by the state of Arkansas. 🗓 September 24 at 11 a.m. Eastern 🖥 Streaming at youtube.com/watch?v=JPUBCk… Learn more about the #NSHCollection. ⬇️

The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and #USCapitol Dome are all emblematic shapes of Washington, D.C. But in addition to these architectural juggernauts, two smaller, more understated buildings on the National Mall often draw the eye. ⬇️ aoc.gov/explore-capito…