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Self-Guided Tours on Capitol Hill
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10 Energy Saving Tips
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Restoring Grant's Glory
Because weather and time have not been kind to the Grant Memorial, AOC staff...
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Preserving Stone and Metal
Scaffolding will soon cover many buildings across the Capitol campus in support of critical repairs.
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Renewing the Cannon Building
The oldest congressional office building (dating back to 1908) is being modernized.
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Revealing the Dome
Scaffolding is gone. Other materials will continue to be removed from the site in preparation for final completion of the project.
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Conserving the Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, star of the House of Cards opening sequence, is undergoing a dramatic transformation.
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Senate Chamber
The Senate met in a semicircular room of the U.S. Capitol's north wing from 1819 until this new...
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Genius of America Pediment
The Sculpture The central figure represents America, who rests her right arm on a shield inscribed...
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2016 Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Announced
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be lit by the Speaker of the House, Paul D. Ryan, on Tuesday,...
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An Idaho Gem to Grace Capitol Lawn
As the Superintendent of Capitol Grounds, each year I am charged with selecting the Capitol...
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