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	United States Capitol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		When the dome of the Capitol was finally completed, but to a significantly enlarged design than had initially been planned, its massive visual weight overpowered the proportions of the columns of the East Portico, built in 1828.
		The Capitol houses a variety of works of art, including the National Statuary Hall Collection, which is comprised of statues donated by the fifty states to honor persons notable in their histories.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Capitol (1180 words)

	Capitol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Capitol is the name generally given to the building in which the executive and/or legislative branches of government are housed.
		The city or town in which a capitol building resides is called the capital of the entity which that particular government has jurisdiction.
		The U.S. Capitol is located in Washington, D.C. In 1705, the first Capitol building in America was built at Williamsburg, Virginia, where it was reconstructed and is a centerpiece of the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Capitol (284 words)

	United States Capitol -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When the dome of the Capitol was finally completed, but to a significantly enlarged design than had initially been planned, its massive visual weight overpowered the proportions of the columns of the East (A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area) Portico, built in 1828.
		Various people have statues in the rotunda, including (16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)) Abraham Lincoln and (18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)) Ulysses Grant.
		The Capitol houses a variety of works of art, including the (additional info and facts about National Statuary Hall Collection) National Statuary Hall Collection, which is comprised of statues donated by the fifty states to honor persons notable in their histories.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_states_capitol.htm (791 words)

	Wisconsin.gov - Capitol Facts - Wisconsin State Capitol Virtual Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Wisconsin State Capitol is located in the heart of downtown Madison on an isthmus formed by Lake Mendota to the north and Lake Monona to the south.
		The Capitol dome is the largest dome by volume in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
		The inner dome (coffer dome) is visible from the Capitol rotunda.
	www.wisconsin.gov /state/capfacts/cap_3d_s.html (462 words)

	Capitol Tour - Rotunda
		In the center of the rotunda, embedded in the floor, is a large bronze replica of the Oregon State Seal.
		The Capitol dome rises 106 feet above the state seal in the floor of the spacious rotunda.
		Surrounding the rotunda are four large, colorful murals illustrating events in Oregon history: Captain Robert Gray at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1792; Lewis and Clark on their way to the Pacific in 1805;
	www.leg.state.or.us /html_tour/rotunda.htm (228 words)

	The Texas State Senate: Visitor Center
		The floor of the Rotunda, as well as most of floors throughout the Capitol, is made of terrazzo.
		The Italian Renaissance Revival style Capitol is 585 feet 10 inches long, 299 feet ten inches wide and at 302.64 feet high is approximately 14 feet taller than the national capitol in Washington, D.C. The Texas Capitol is not the tallest state capitol though.
		The Kilgore Rangerettes show their talents in the Capitol Rotunda on the 60th Anniversary of Kilgore College in April of 1999.
	www.senate.state.tx.us /75r/senate/Images.htm (501 words)

	Wisconsin.gov - Capitol Facts - Rotunda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first floor rotunda is the site of four beautiful monuments located at the foot of the grand staircases to the second floor.
		A replica of the Liberty Bell is displayed in the south and in 1933, a memorial to Wisconsin veterans was erected in the west.
		Between the four arches in the rotunda are pendentives, which make the transition from the octagonal form of the rotunda to the circular form of the dome.
	www.wisconsin.gov /state/capfacts/rotunda_t.html (455 words)

	magazineUSA.com - Washington D.C., USA - The Capitol Rotunda
		The symbolic and physical heart of the United States Capitol is the Rotunda, an imposing circular room 96 feet in diameter and 180 feet in height.
		The Rotunda is used for important ceremonial events as authorized by concurrent resolution, such as the lying in state of eminent citizens and the dedication of works of art.
		Conceived in the age of neoclassicism, the Rotunda was intended to recall the Pantheon, the ancient Roman temple.
	www.magazineusa.com /cityguide/wdc/c_cap_rotunda.asp (703 words)

	CNN.com - Reagan's body lies in state - Jun 10, 2004
		Borne by a military honor guard, the casket entered the Capitol to the strains of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and was placed in the center of the ornate Rotunda atop a catafalque built in 1865 for Abraham Lincoln's funeral.
		The ceremony in the Rotunda was for VIPs, but ordinary Americans paid tribute to Reagan throughout the day, beginning at the hilltop Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, where tens of thousands of admirers had paid their respects over two days, among them Democratic presidential contender John Kerry.
		The grounds of the Capitol and the Supreme Court were briefly evacuated late Wednesday afternoon because of radio problems with a small plane carrying Kentucky's governor, who is scheduled to attend the funeral.
	www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/09/reagan.main (1125 words)

	The Illinois Statehouse
		This site is dedicated toward the promotion of the Illinois Capitol Building and is intended to serve as an informational and educational resource for its visitors.
		The authors have worked in the Capitol for a combined 35 years and are interested in the history of the building and efforts to preserve it for future generations.
		THE FLAG – The flag of the free was flung to the breeze this morning from the new Capitol flagstaff, 364 feet above the lower footstool.
	www.ilstatehouse.com (338 words)

	Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman: News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The casket is scheduled to arrive at the north entrance to the State Capitol at 11:30 a.m.
		The viewing will be open to the public and citizens are encouraged to enter the Capitol on the north side of the building, either through the grand entrance or on the ground level where the wheelchair-accessible entrance is located.
		Parking is available on the streets surrounding the Capitol and in the residential areas south of the Capitol.
	gov.nol.org /news/2005_06/13_exon_in_state.html (381 words)

	Rotunda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The great domed space of the Capitol's rotunda sits balanced between the two Houses of the Legislature-the Senate and the Assembly.
		The domed rotunda is a feature of nearly every Capitol in the United States.
		The Assembly is in the north wing; the Senate is in the south wing.
	www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov /virtualtours/capitol/html/stop1 (322 words)

	Rosa Parks to lie in honor at Capitol - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Capitol police officers and visitors walks are seen in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 where Rosa Parks, the seamstress whose act of defiance on a public bus sparked the civil rights movement, will join presidents and war heroes who have been honored in death with a public viewing.
		The House agreed by voice vote Friday that the body of Parks will lie in honor in the Rotunda on Sunday and Monday "so that the citizens of the United States may pay their last respects to this great American." The Senate approved the resolution Thursday night.
		"The Capitol serves as a beacon of American liberty, freedom and democracy, and Rosa Parks served as the mother of the America we grew to be," House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a joint statement.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/10/29/rosa_parks_to_lie_in_honor_at_capitol (847 words)

	USATODAY.com - Visitor center taking shape in shadow of Capitol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Slated to open in September 2006, the Capitol Visitor Center will be the ninth and, by far, largest addition to the building in its history — nearly doubling its size.
		The massive undertaking began when 53,000 truckloads of dirt were hauled out from beneath the east grounds of the Capitol — the side facing the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress —; to create a space big enough for 10 football fields, including the end zones.
		Inside the center, an exhibition gallery twice as big as the Capitol Rotunda, the circular room beneath the dome, will aim to demystify Congress for the thousands of people who tour the building daily.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-05-20-capitol-center_x.htm?csp=34 (1316 words)

	Senate Approves Capitol Rotunda Tribute For Parks: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Senate approved a resolution Thursday allowing her remains to lie in honor in the Rotunda on Sunday and Monday "so that the citizens of the United States may pay their last respects to this great American." The House was expected to consider the resolution today.
		The Capitol event was one of several planned to honor the civil rights pioneer.
		After her viewing in the Capitol, a memorial service was planned for Monday at St. Paul AME Church in Washington.
	www.tampatrib.com /News/MGBNU1YUBFE.html (642 words)

	Montana's Capitol Paintings Rotunda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The four round paintings in the rotunda were painted by F. Pedretti and Sons in 1901-1902.
		A virtual tour of the Rotunda is also available.
		You'll be able to navigate through the Rotunda, seeing the paintings and stained glass as they actually are in the room.
	www.montanacapitol.com /exhibits/rotunda (150 words)

	Reagan Lies in State at U.S. Capitol (washingtonpost.com)
		Under the Rotunda's ornate 180-foot-high ceiling, the honor guard placed the casket on a wooden platform, called a catafalque, that dates to the funeral of Abraham Lincoln.
		In speeches in the Rotunda this evening, Cheney, Hastert and Stevens recalled the highlights of Reagan's life, hailing him as the president who ended the Cold War and ushered in a period of hope and prosperity.
		Among the dignitaries in the marble-floored Rotunda were lawmakers, federal officials, Supreme Court justices and members of the diplomatic corps.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A27430-2004Jun9.html (1505 words)

	Oregon State Capitol Visitor Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Oregon Capitol and the Capitol Grounds offer historical, educational, peaceful and facinating exploration for all ages.
		The Capitol is home to outstanding rock/mineral, historic and art exhibits.
		Tours of the Capitol are available Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 4 PM and leave on the hour (Memorial Day thru Labor Day); other times available by appointment.
	www.oregonlink.com /capitol_services/capitol_services.html (156 words)

	Decorative Arts and Historic Furnishings
		A replica preserved at the Capitol belongs to the House.
		The desks in the House of Representatives are the original mahogany desks installed in the House upon construction of the Capitol in 1906.
		Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911) created the medallions in the Capitol Rotunda which were recently repaired and restored by the Capitol Preservation Committee.
	www.legis.state.pa.us /WU01/VC/visitor_info/brown/decorative_art.htm (451 words)

	JS Online: Solemn return to seat of power
		The Rotunda, which was completed 180 years ago, has seen some of the country's most prominent citizens lie in state, as Reagan will until Friday morning.
		The Rotunda rises, in the heart of the Capitol, to a height of 180 feet, three inches.
		The Rotunda is the only space in the United States where the phrase "lying in state" is used correctly.
	www.jsonline.com /news/gen/jun04/235670.asp?format=print (1065 words)

	deseretnews.com \| No more Christmas trees inside Capitol rotunda
		When the State Capitol Building closed earlier this year for an earthquake retrofitting project that isn't scheduled to be completed until 2008, officials warned there wasn't going to be any place to put up a Christmas tree.
		A 30-foot-tall, freshly cut pine traditionally displayed in the rotunda throughout the holiday season won't fit into the small public spaces in the other office buildings located on the Capitol grounds.
		One of the trees still standing by the Capitol may be designated as the state Christmas tree and decorated annually, she said.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595108981,00.html (319 words)

	AMTA Pennsylvania Chapter :: Rotunda Chair Massage Program
		When the initial massage therapy, somatic practices and reflexology bill was introduced under Senator Vince Fumo in the early 1990's, therapists staffed the State Capitol Rotunda to provide therapy to State legislators and their staff.
		It was not until we made signficant movement again in the House of Representatives in the last several years that we reinstated the Capitol Rotunda Chair Massage Program.
		Capitol Rotunda Chair Massage provides us with an opportunity to educate legislators and State employees about the benefits of massage therapy.
	www.capricho.com /events/rotunda.php (300 words)

	Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator for New York: Senator Clinton, Congressman Pascrell Introduce Resolution to Honor ...
		(NJ-08) introduced a concurrent resolution in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives respectively, to authorize use of the Capitol Rotunda on July 26, 2005 for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi on the bicentennial of his birth.
		Constantino Brumidiâs most famous work is the Apotheosis of Washington, a captivating fresco that covers the inside of the Capitol Rotunda.
		Brumidiâs works can be found throughout the Capitol Building, mainly in the West Corridor, known as the Brumidi Corridor, the Senate Reception Room, the Presidentâs Room and various committee rooms.
	clinton.senate.gov /news/statements/details.cfm?id=240222&& (784 words)

	The Official Site of the City and County of Denver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The magnificent rotunda was built in the center of the Greek cross floor plan.
		When standing on the first floor the dome is 150 ft overhead, and it is the formal enclosure for more than 220,000 cubic feet of public space.
		The rotunda itself is made up of 128 pilasters, 60 spotlights, and sixteen stained glass windows.
	www.denvergov.org /panoramas/capitol_web.asp (99 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Rosa Parks May Lie in Honor in Capitol Rotunda This Weekend
		US Capitol Police and the staff in the office of the Architect of the Capitol already had begun working on logistics for the event, which the resolution said would take place Sunday and Monday.
		In 1998, a Rotunda vigil was held for US Capitol Police Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective Mike Gibson, who were shot to death in an ambush inside the Capitol.
		Eva Malecki, spokeswoman for the Architect of the Capitol, said the office was already working on seating and placement of the casket.
	www.truthout.org /issues_05/102805WA.shtml (799 words)

	Virginia State Capitol Art Collection
		Displayed in niches along the walls of the Rotunda are busts of the other seven Virginia-born presidents: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
		On the grounds, east of the Capitol, is the Executive Mansion, designed by the Boston architect Alexander Parris.
		On the grounds north of the Capitol are statues of General Stonewall Jackson; Dr.
	www.tfaoi.com /aa/1aa/1aa333.htm (1497 words)

	Rosa Parks To Lie in Honor at Capitol Rotunda - US Department of State
		The rotunda is a circular room 29 meters in diameter and 55 meters in height directly below the dome of the Capitol building.
		More information about the Capitol rotunda and about Americans who have lain in state or in honor there can be found at the Architect of the Capitol’s Web site.
		The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction and supervision of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take all necessary steps for the accomplishment of that purpose.
	usinfo.state.gov /af/Archive/2005/Oct/29-561152.html (389 words)

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