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The Capitol rotunda is the large round section in the center of the Capitol building, below the dome. It connects the House and Senate sides of the Capitol.
A panorama of 19 scenes from American history are painted below the 36 windows of the rotunda. Among many others, there are scenes depicting Columbus' landing in the New World, Pocahontas saving Capt. John Smith, Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, the Battle of Lexington and the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Several sculptures stand in the rotunda, some of political figures such as George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower, others of civil rights giants such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and others of American activists, such as a group sculpture of suffragists. Politicians who have lain in state in the Capitol rotunda include Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Edward Everett Dirksen and J. Edgar Hoover. Rosa Parks is one of others who have lain in honor in the rotunda.
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What do the six seals of Rotunda in the capitol building of Texas mean?
the six seals are the six different places that Texas been rule by
What is the space under the capitols dome called?
A rotunda. Most atate capitals have a rotunda, but not all. One even has a dome, but no rotunda, because the dome is "false" and is not open to the building interior. A rotunda may also be any round room, such as the oval office of the White House.
What is a domed hall called?
A domed hall is a rotunda.
What style of art influenced the design of the US Capitol?
neoclassicism and its influence are evident in the united states capitol.
Where was the capitol of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
The Capitol of the Confederate States of America was in Richmond, Virgina
What room was jfk's coffin in on capitol hill?
in the Rotunda of the Capitol.
What is the top of the Capitol Buiding called?
rotunda
Who built the US Capitol rotunda?
built in 1678
What are the dimensions of the capitol rotunda?
It is 96 feet in diameter
Where is the 2009 inaugration?
The Presidential inaugration will be on the rotunda of the Capitol.
What is the name for the room with the dome in the US Capitol Building?
The Rotunda
What is the circular building called in the capitol building?
The rotunda building
What is the domed feature of the Capitol building called?
It is called the Domed Rotunda
What is the secret place in the capitol building?
it is the crypt, which is under the rotunda of the capitol. crypt means 'secret place' in latin.
The rotunda of the capitol building is a good place to get an overview of the building.?
round room
Where the rotunda located?
You can find it below the Capitol dome (built 1857-1866).
Was there ever an eternal flame inside the rotunda of the U S Capitol?
Yes
