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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan showing rotunda and courts] – Antique Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan showing rotunda and courts], [between 1819 and 1828] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan showing rotunda and courts], [between 1819 and 1828]. Historic drawing from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan showing rotunda and courts], preserved in this historic drawing. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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This plan of the United States Capitol shows the central Rotunda and the courts arranged around it, drawn in ink, wash, and watercolor. It dates from the years between 1819 and 1828, when the building was being rebuilt after British troops set fires there in 1814. Architect Charles Bulfinch oversaw much of that work, and the plan records the layout of the central block as it was reconstructed. Architectural drawings of this kind were used to coordinate construction and to show how the rooms and public spaces connected.

Created / published[between 1819 and 1828]
Medium1 drawing : ink, wash, and watercolor on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1810-1830.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,023 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118167

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