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from the
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othic
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the
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ace Window
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see pp26–7
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ll 530 miles (850 km) o
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sh
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see
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F
rom the elevated
s
ite that Pierre L’Enfant
(
see
p
36
)
described as “a
p
edestal
w
aiting for a monument,” the dignified Capitol has stood unwavering as the
sym
b
o
l
of American democracy throughout its 200-year history. From the
l
egis
l
ative session ca
ll
ed
b
y President Jefferson in 1803 to approve the
L
ouisiana Purc

h
ase t
h
rou
gh
to t
h
e House of Representatives’ vote in 1998 to
impeach President C
l
inton, these ha
ll
s have witnessed an often rou
g
h-and-
tumble democratic process. The Capitol’s frescoes and art collection qualif
y
it
as a notable museum, but its millions of tourists
c
ome, above all, to brush shoulders with
h
istory, both remembered and in the making
.
For more sights on Capitol Hill
For

more

sights

on

Capitol

Hill

For more sights on Capitol Hill
F i ht C it l Hill
See pp70–73
See

pp70 73
See pp70–73
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Unite
d
States Capito
l
Top 10
F
eatures
1
C
a
p
itol Dome
2
Rotunda
3

S
enat
e
C
hambe
r
4
House
C
hamber
5
O
l
d
S
enate
C
hamber
6
National
S
tatuar
y
Hall
7
Brumid
i
C
orridor
s

8
Hal
l
of
C
olumn
s
9
C
olumbus Doors
0
Wes
t
Fron
t
!
Capitol Dome
T
h
e
ce
n
t
r
a
l
do
m
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(

a
b
ove
)
de
fi
ne
s
the
ent
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re
cit
y
to
p
eo
p
le
wo
rl
d
wi
de.
It
was
added
,
wit
h

th
e
Statue
o
f
F
r
eedo
m
(
se
e

p
11
)
,
by
1866
.
@
R
otunda
A
mer
i
ca
’s
fi
rst

p
res
id
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asce
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f

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ashin
g
ton
,
linin
g
t
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nter
i
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t
h
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d
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(
above
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9
Capito
l
Gui
d

e
Cu
rr
e
n
t
tou
r
s
co
v
er
the
histori
c
sections
i
n
t
he
cen
t
er
of
t
he
b
u
ildi
ng,

i
nc
l
u
di
n
g
the
R
otun
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a,
the National Statuary
H
a
ll,
a
n
d
t
he
c
ryp
t
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Se
n
ate
g

a
ll
er
y
is
open
only
w
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t
hat
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ody
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s
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n sess
i
on.
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uide
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t
ours
a
r
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m
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to
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leav
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ry
h
al
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r
f
rom
9
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to
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.
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s
are
distribute
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fi
rst-come
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fi
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ed
basis.
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n
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s
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C
enter.
$
Hous
e

C
hamb
e
r
T
he larges
t
room
in
the
Ca
p
itol

is
used
for
d
ail
y
deliberations
of
the
House
of
R
epresentat
i
ve
s
and
f
o
r
join
t
meetin
g
s
of
t
h
e
H

ouse an
d
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enate.
%
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ld S
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nat
e
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b
y
th
e
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f
ro
m
181
0
to 1859, t
hi
s
c

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a
m
be
rwi
t
n
essed
debates
o
n
t
h
e
core
issues
o
f
the development o
f
t
he
U
nited
S
tates.
&
B
rumidi C
o

rrid
o
rs
Co
n
sta
n
t
in
o
Br
u
mi
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(
1805–80
)
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rn
ate

p
assa
g
ewa
ys
(
above)
on
t
h
e
l
o
w
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floor
of
the
S
enat
e
w
i
ng
.
*
Hall
of
C

o
lumn
s
T
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s
s
trikin
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more t
h
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1
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t
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th
loft
y

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name
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ter the
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8
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racefull
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fluted
w
hite
marbl
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engt
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.

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houses
additio
n
al
ite
m
s
fr
om
the
c
ollection o
f
the
N
ational
S
tatuar
y
Hall.
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lumbus D
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r
s
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p
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pi
ctur
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hristophe
r
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l
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m
bus
’
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l
if
e
a
n
d
his
discover
y
of
America
.
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i
gne

d
by
R
an
d
o
l
p
h
Ro
g
ers,
t
he
d
oors
w
ere
cast
in
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n
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in
1
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)
W
est Fron
t

T
h
e
west
fr
o
n
t
of
t
h
e
C
apitol
(
above
)
,
f
acin
g
the
M
a
ll
,
is
the
site
o

f
p
residentia
l
inau
g
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a
-
ti
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oncerts,
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n
d
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t
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ce
r
e
m
o
ni
a
l
e
v

e
n
ts.
Its
t
h
ree-part Neo-
C
lassical
f
açade
is
an
e
x
p
ression
o
f
b
icameral legislature
.
Plan of the US Ca
p
ito
l
^
Nationa
l
S

tatuary Hall
The
m
o
n
u
m
e
n
tal
Lib
erty
and the Ea
g
le
by
E
nric
o
Caus
i
ci
(
c.1819
)
o
v
e
r
looks

t
hi
s
h
a
l
l
(ri
g
ht)
–
t
h
e
or
i
g
i
na
l
H
ouse
C
hamber
.
1
2
3
4
5

6
7
8
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0
E
vents in t
h
e US Capito
l
’s History
Le
f

t
British burn the Ca
p
itol, 1814
Ri
g
h
t Charles Bulfinch
!
1
7
87
T
he U
S

C
onstitution autho-
rizes the establishment of a
federal district to be the seat of
t
he American
g
overnment.
@
1
7
91
G
eor

g
e Washin
g
ton selects
t
he site for the new
C
a
p
itol, with
his cit
y

p
lanner, Pierre
C
harles
L
’Enfant
,
on Jenkins Hill
,
88 ft
(
27 m
)
above the Potomac River
.
£
1

79
2
D
r. William Thornton wins a
desi
g
n contest for “
C
on
g
ress
House,” in which he
p
ro
p
osed a
sim
p
le central domed hall flanked
b
y
two rectan
g
ular win
g
s.
$
1
80
0

C
on
g
ress moves from
P
hiladel
p
hia to occu
py
the north
win
g
of the
C
a
p
itol.
%
18
10
The
C
a
p
itol is full
y
occu
p
ied
b

y
the House of Re
p
resentatives
and
S
enate, the
S
u
p
reme
C
ourt,
and Librar
y
of
C
on
g
ress.
^
18
1
4
B
ritish troo
p
s burn the
C
a

p
itol durin
g
the War of 1812
.
&
18
1
5
C
harles Bulfinch redesi
g
ns
t
he fire
-
dama
g
ed buildin
g
and
s
u
p
ervises reconstruction. The
S
enate and
S
u
p

reme
C
ourt
occu
py
new rooms b
y
1819 and
t
he Rotunda is first used in 1824
t
o host a
g
rand rece
p
tion for
G
eneral Lafa
y
ette.
*
1
8
51
The
C
a
p
itol is a
g

ain dama
g
ed
b
y
fire. It is redesi
g
ned and
r
ebuilt once more under the
d
irection of
C
harles Bulfinch and
T
homas U. Walter, who desi
g
ns
t
he cast
-
i
ron dome. Work is
i
nterru
p
ted durin
g
the
C

ivil War,
when the
C
a
p
itol is used as a
h
os
p
ital, barracks, and baker
y.
(
1
88
5
–1900
Modern
p
lumbin
g
and
electrical li
g
htin
g
are installed for
t
he first time.
)
1

9
5
8–196
2
The east front is com
p
letel
y
r
ebuilt
,
32 ft (10 m) east of the
old sandstone front. The west
f
ront is restored between 1983
and 1987. This work
p
roduces the
C
a
p
itol we see toda
y.
For more moments in Washington, D.C.’s history
gy
For

more

moments

in

Washington,

D
.
C
.
s

history

For more moments in Washington D C s history
F t i W hi t D C ’ hi t
See pp36–7
pp
See

pp36 7
See pp36–7
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11
Th
e Statue of
Fr
ee
do
m
Crownin
g
the Capito
l
dome stands Thomas
Crawford’s Statue of Freedom, and, accordin
g
t
o
Capitol police
g
uards, the fi
g

ure is the most common
subject of visitors’ questions. Why does it face to the
east, away from the nation? Freedom is depicted as a
classical female fi
g
ure, draped in flowin
g
robes. Her
R
oman helmet
,
however
,
features the crest of an
ea
g
le’s head, feathers, and talons, which some
believe to be a reference to Native American dre
ss
.
Crawford
s
ub
s
tituted the Roman helmet for the
o
ri
g
inal liberty cap, a symbol of freed slaves, when
the then US Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis,

o
b
j
ected. The statue faces east in accordance with
the front of the buildin
g
, not the rest of the country.
The east front was made the main buildin
g
entrance
simp
l
y
b
ecause it faces an approach of
l
eve
l

g
round.
This monumenta
l
sym
b
o
l
of
l
i

b
erty is 19.5 ft (6 m)
ta
ll
and wei
g
hs around 15,000
lb
s (6,800 k
g
)
.
T
o
p
10 Wor
k
s of Art
i
n t
h
e US Ca
p
ito
l
1
S
tatue of Freedom,
T
homas

C
rawford
(D
ome
)
2
The A
p
otheosis of
W
as
hi
n
g
to
n
,

C
onstantino
B
rum
idi

(R
otun
d
a
)
3

G
eneral
G
eor
g
e
W
as
hi
n
g
ton
R
es
ig
n
i
n
g

H
is
C
ommission,
J
o
h
n
T
rum

b
a
ll

(R
otun
d
a
)
4
C
olumbus Doors,
R
an
d
o
lph

R
o
g
er
s
(E
ast
F
ront
)
5
M

inton Tiles (floors and
offices
)
6
B
rumidi
C
orridors
(
S
enate Win
g)
7
S
tatue to Lucretia
Mott, Elizabeth
C
ad
y

S
tanton, and
S
usan B.
A
nt
h
on
y,
Ad

e
l
a
id
e
J
o
h
nson
(R
otun
d
a
)
8
S
tatuar
y
(National
S
tatuar
y
Hall)
9
D
eclaration of
I
nde
p
endence,

J
o
h
n
T
rum
b
a
ll

(R
otun
d
a
)
0
Ba
p
tism of
P
oca
h
ontas,
p
r
i
or to
h
er marr
i

a
g
e to
J
o
h
n
Rolfe,
A
nton
i
o
C
a
pp
ellano (Rotunda)
The American
I
deal
A
lthough the
S
tatue of
Freedom ma
y
a
pp
ear to
f
ace away

f
rom the
h
eart
l
an
d
, s
h
e
i
s,
nevertheless
,
the
embodiment o
f
all
A
mericans.
S
tanding
im
p
eriousl
y
over the
capital, and the nation
as a w
h

o
l
e, s
h
e
e
nca
p
sulates the
n
otion o
f

f
reedom
f
or
a
ll
c
i
t
i
zens,
l
a
id
out
i
n

t
h
e

US

Co
n
st
i
tut
i
o
n. I
t

is an ideal still
fi
ercely
protecte
d
to
d
ay
.
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12
P
ossi
bl
y the most famous residentia
l

l
andmark in the wor
l
d, this dramati
c

N
eo-C
l
assica
l
mansion has
b
een the residence of the US
p
resident and
f
ami
l
y, the seat of executive power, and a workin
g

office
b
ui
l
din
g
for over 200
y
ears. Situated at the nation’s most reco
g
niza
bl
e address, 1600 Pennsy
l
vania
Avenue, the White House reflects the power of the presidenc
y
. Its 132 rooms
preserve and display the cultural settin
g
s of America’s past and present.
L
afayette Park to the north and the Ellipse to the south are popular sites for
viewing this American icon.
For more sights around the White House
For

more

sights

around

the

White

House
For more sights around the White House
F i ht d th Whit H
See pp90–93
See

pp90 93
See pp90–93
S9093
T
h
e W
h
ite Hous
e
To
p
10 Features
1
No
r
th
F

aça
de
2
Sout
h
F
aça
d
e
3
O
v
al
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hasizin
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classica
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p
roportions.
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s
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G
eorge
W
Bush
has
deco
-
rated
it
wi
t
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p
aintin
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s
nat
i
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exa
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art
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e
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or
ceremon
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wi
ng
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p
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n
ter
o
f
t
h
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Whi
t
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H
ouse
,
m
ove
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r

e
in
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to
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more
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in
t
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13
Desi
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W
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G
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W
as
hi
n
g
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ersonall
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s
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d
th

e
d
es
i
g
n
a
n
d
c
on
-
st
r
uction
of
the
White
House
,
although
h
e
n
eve
r
li
ve
d
h

ere.
J
o
hn
a
n
d
Abig
a
il
Ada
m
s
becam
e
it
s
firs
t
r
esident
s
i
n
1800
.
A
t t
he
s

ame
ti
me,
the
seat
of
governmen
t
was
move
d
f
ro
m
Philadelphia
t
o
W
as
hi
n
g
ton, D.
C.
After
t
he
B
ritish
b

urned th
e
Whi
te
H
ouse
in
1
8
14
,
it
beca
m
e
the
r
es
p
ons
i-
b
ility o
f
t
he Jame
s
M
onro
e

p
res
id
ency
t
o
redeco
r
ate.
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of
wha
t
i
s
seen
t
oda
y
re
fl
ect
s
M
onroe
’s
t
as
t
e

.
P
lan of the White Hous
e
^
Bl
u
e

R
oom
T
he Blu
e
R
oo
m
(
a
b
ove
)
is
the
most
ele
-
g
ant o
f

a
ll th
e
rece
p
tio
n
rooms
–
it
was
G
eorg
e
Washin
g
ton wh
o
suggeste
d
its oval
s
hape.
&
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ap
R
oo
m
G

r
ace
f
ul
C
hi
pp
endale
f
urniture
f
eatures
i
n
this
p
rivat
e
m
eetin
g
roo
m.
Franklin
D
.
R
oosevel
t
ad

apte
d
it
as
his
situatio
n
r
oom to assess the
progress
of
Wo
r
ld
Wa
r
II.
*
S
tat
e
Dining Room
A
s
man
y
as
1
4
0

g
ues
t
s
ma
y enjoy
t
he
p
resident’s
h
os
pi
ta
li
t
y
in
this
fo
rm
a
l
dinin
g
r
oo
m
(
below).

(
L
incoln Bedroom
Al
t
h
oug
h
t
h
e
name
for
t
hi
s
roo
mi
s
a
misnome
r
–
Abraham
Li
n
coln
used
it
as

an
o
ffi
ce
–
a
n
umber
of
h
is
p
ossess
i
on
s
can
be
fou
n
d
here.
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ary
T
odd
Li
n
coln
b

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ght
the
i
m
p
osin
g
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ctor
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a
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a
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made
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in
186
1.
)
V
isitor
Ce
nt
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r
Th
e
Whi
te
H
ouse
Vi
s
i
to
r
Ce
n
te
r
(
a
b
ove

)
has
e
n
g
rossin
g
exhibit
s
on
v
a
r
ious
aspec
ts
o
f
the
m
ansion.
It
als
o
o
ff
ers
p
ar
k

range
r
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a
lk
s,
a
sou
v
e
n
ir
sh
o
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,
a
n
d
s
p
ecia
l
e
vents
s
uch a
s
m
ili

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n
d
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n
ce
r
ts.
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8

9
9
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1
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W
h
ite House Decorative Feature
s
Le
f
t
Vermeil

R
oom
Ri
g
ht
Di
p
lomatic
R
ece
p
tion
R
oo
m
!
The Vermeil Roo
m
“
Vermeil” refers to the
collection of
g
ilded ob
j
ects b
y

earl
y
19th-centur

y
silversmiths
o
n dis
p
la
y
. Deli
g
htful
p
ortraits of
seven First Ladies adorn the
walls, and the room is
g
rounded
b
y
an exquisite Em
p
ire-st
y
le
maho
g
an
y
table in the center
.
@

C
hina Room
C
oll
e
ctio
n
T
he White House collection
o
f china services had
g
rown so
l
ar
g
e b
y
1917 that Mrs. Woodrow
W
ilson set aside a s
p
ecial room
i
n which to dis
p
la
y
it.
S

tate and
famil
y
china belon
g
in
g
to nearl
y
ever
y
U
S

p
resident fills the fine
dis
p
la
y
cabinets.
£
G
rand Staircas
e
D
escendin
g

g

racefull
y
to the
C
entral Hall on the north side
,
t
he
G
rand
S
taircase is used for
ceremonial entrances to state
events in the East Room.
P
ortraits of 20th-centur
y
p
residents line the stairwell.
$
L
ibrary
T
his former
s
t
ora
g
e room was
t

urned into a librar
y
i
n 1935
,
and contains
a collection of books
i
ntended to reflect
t
he
p
hiloso
p
hical
and
p
ractical as
p
ects
o
f the
p
residenc
y
.
T
he furniture is
attributed to the
cabinetmaker

D
uncan Ph
y
fe
.
%
D
iplomatic Reception
Room Wallpape
r
The
p
anoramic wall
p
a
p
er in this
room is a series of lar
g
e “Views
o
f North America”
p
rinted in 1834.
^
Lighter Relieving a
S
teamboat Aground
This 1847
p

aintin
g
in the
G
reen
R
oom, b
y

G
eor
g
e
C
aleb Bin
g
ham,
conve
y
s the vitalit
y
of the nation.
&
S
and Dunes at
S
unset,
Atlantic
C
it

y
This beach landsca
p
e (c.1885) b
y
Henr
y

O
ssawa Tanner was the
first work b
y
an African-American
to be hun
g
in the White House.
*
N
orth Entrance
C
arvin
gs
S
cottish stonemasons
created the carved surround for
the north doorwa
y
with flowin
g
g

arlands of roses and acorns.
(
Monro
e
Plat
e
a
u
James Monroe brou
g
ht a
g
ilt
table service from France in
1
817. The
p
lateau
center
p
iece is an
i
m
p
ressive 14.5 ft
(
4.5 m) lon
g
when
full

y
extended
.
)
S
eymour Tall
-
C
as
e

C
loc
k
T
his
O
val
O
ffice
clock ticks so loudl
y
t
hat its
p
endulum
must be sto
pp
ed
when television

broadcasts ori
g
inate
from the room.
Grand Staircas
e
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5
P
r
es
id
e
nt Tr
u
m
a
n’
s
R
enovat

i
on
s
From the time Harry S. Truman moved into the White
House, he had noticed signs that the
b
ui
l
ding was
u
nder a great dea
l
of stress: “The
fl
oors pop and the
d
rapes move
b
ack and forth,” and “[t]he damned
pl
ace is haunted, sure as shootin’.” In 1948, after
some investigation, engineers confirmed that it was
structura
l
weakness, not ghosts, that was causing the
p
ro
bl
ems. Some peop
l

e said the house was standing
“on
l
y from force of ha
b
it.” The on
l
y certain so
l
ution
w
as to move the Truman fami
l
y to near
b
y B
l
ai
r

House and comp
l
ete
l
y re
b
ui
l
d the White House within
its externa

l
wa
ll
s. Contractors gutted the inside of the
b
ui
l
ding in its entirety – every
fl
oor, wa
ll
, cei
l
ing,
cl
oset, pipe, wire, and fixture came out. Workers then
b
ui
l
t a stee
l
frame, simi
l
ar to those found in
l
arge
o
ffice
b
ui

l
dings, inside the remaining she
ll
. Within the
frame, the White House was recreated, room
b
y
r
oom, from scratch,
b
ut in keeping with the origina
l

d
esign. Everything structura
l
that can
b
e seen toda
y

in the hou
s
e wa
s

b
ui
l
t

b
etween 1948 and 1952.
America’s three ma
j
or networks
b
roadcast the first-
ever te
l
evi
s
ion tour of the re
s
idence in 1952.
P
resident Truman himse
l
f proud
l
y
l
ed the tour an
d

even entertained viewers
b
y p
l
aying a tune on one of
t

he pianos in the East Room (see
p
12). A d
ec
ad
e

l
ater, that ar
b
iter of sty
l
e Jacque
l
ine Kennedy again
r
estored many of the period features
.
Top 10 Events
i
n
Th
e
Whit
e
H
ouse
’
s
Hi

stor
y
1
G
eorge Washington
supervises construction
(
1792
)
2
John and Abigail Adams
m
ove in
(
1800
)
3
T
h
e
L
e
wi
s

a
n
d

C

l
a
rk
e
x
p
edition to the North
-
w
est is planned (1803)
4
T
h
e
Bri
t
i
s
h
bu
rn
t
h
e

W
hite House
(
1814
)

5
Ja
m
es
M
o
nr
oe
m
o
v
es

i
nto the
p
artiall
y
rebuilt
residence
(
1817
)
6
T
h
e
Ex
ecut
iv

e
M
a
n
s
i
o
n
is
r
e
n
a
m
ed

t
h
e
“Whi
te

House”
(
1901
)
7
P
r
es

i
de
n
t
R
oose
v
e
l
t
’
s

Wo
rl
d
W
a
r
II
“Fir
es
i
de
C
h
ats
” inf
o
rm

a
n
d

i
ns
p
ire Americans
8
Jackie Kenned
y
restores
t
he house
(
1961–2
)
9
Nix
o
n
a
nn
ou
n
ces
hi
s

resi

g
nation (Au
g
8, 1974)
0
“
In P
e
r
fo
rm
a
n
ce

at

t
h
e
W
hi
te
H
ouse
”
b
r
oade
n

s

i
ts cultural role
(
1980s
)
T
he White
H
ouse gutted in 194
8
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N
ationa
l

Air an
d
Space Museu
m
@
R
yan NYP
S
pirit o
f

S
t. Louis
Charles A. Lindber
g
h flew this
p
lane
(
below)
o
n
t
h
e
fi
rst transatlantic
fl
ight, 3,610 miles (5,810 km)
f

rom Long
Is
l
a
n
d

to
P
a
ri
s
in 1
9
27.
His 33-hour solo
fl
i
g
ht
m
ade him one of the
most
f
a
m
ous
m
e
n

o
f
h
is age and turned
a
v
i
at
i
on
i
nto a pu
bli
c
c
r
a
z
e
. NYP
sta
n
ds

fo
r
New York–Paris
.
£
A

pollo 11
Co
mmand
M
odule
C
olumbi
a
Thi
s vesse
l
was t
h
e com
-
m
a
n
d

ce
n
te
r f
o
r
t
h
e
fir

st

human landing in space.
I
t carried Neil Armstrong,
M
ichael Collins
,
and
“B
uzz
”

Ald
r
i
n to t
h
e
m
oo
n
a
n
d

bac
k
.
Top 10 Exhibits

1
1903 Wright Flye
r
2
Ryan NY
P
Spirit of St. Loui
s
3
A
pollo 11 Command
M
odu
l
e

Co
l
u
m
b
i
a
4
A
m
e
li
a
E

a
rh
a
r
t
’
s
Lockheed Vega
5
Skylab Orbital Workshop
6
H
ow Things Fly
7
Looking at Eart
h
8
R
e
-
e
n
act
m
e
n
t

of

t
h
e
Eagle
Moon Landing
e
9
WW
I

a
n
d
WW
II
Avi
at
i
o
n
0
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Ce
n
te
r
!
1
903 Wright Flyer
On December 17, 1903,

Orville Wri
g
ht flew this craft
(
a
b
ove
)
120
f
t (35 m), making
it the first plane to be air
-
r
r
b
orne. Muslin
fi
tted with a
s
pruce and ash framework
p
rovided a li
g
ht but stron
g
b
o
d
y.

Th
e
W
r
i
g
h
t
b
rot
h
ers
a
lso desi
g
ned the en
g
ine.
This fascinatin
g
museum’s 22 main exhibition
g
alleries pay homa
g
e to some
o
f the most ingenious and beautifully crafted objects of flight, from the Wright
b
rothers’ airplane, steered by bending its flexible frame
,

to the com
p
lex and
p
owerful shi
p
s that carried humans
into space. Compe
ll
ing exhi
b
itions put these historic
ob
jects in the context of their socia
l
and
p
o
l
itica
l
settin
g
s. Another hi
g
h
l
i
g
ht is the moon rock,

disp
l
a
y
ed so that the pu
bl
ic can touch it.
I
nde
p
endence
A
venu
e

entranc
e
For more museums in Washington, D.C.
For

more

museums

in

Washington,

D.C.
For more museums in Washington D C

FiWhitDC
See pp42–3
See

pp42 3
See pp42–3
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Museum Guide
Entrances to th
e
museum are on
b
ot
h
I
nde
p
endence Avenue
and the Mall. Both lead
i
nto t
h
e spac
i
ous
ce
n
t

r
a
l h
a
ll wh
e
r
e

t
h
e

most famous airplanes
o
f
all time are displayed.
An inf
o
rm
at
i
o
n
boot
h i
s

near the Independence
A

venue entrance
.
Visitors who
p
lan to
enjoy a film at th
e
L
ockheed Martin
I
MAX
Th
eate
r
o
r
t
h
e
Al
be
r
t

Einstein Planetarium
sh
ou
ld
o
b

ta
i
n t
h
e
ir
tickets

o
n
a
rr
i
v
al

at

the
museum
,
since seats
are o
f
ten not available
i
mme
di
ate
ly

.
*
Re
-
e
nactm
e
nt of
the
E
ag
l
e
M
oon
L
an
di
n
g
M
uch o
f
the world held
i
ts
b
reat
h
on

J
u
l
y 20,
1
969, as Neil Armstron
g
a
n
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uzz
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r
i
n an
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the

Lu
n
a
r
Module

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a

gl
e
app
roached and touched
d
own on the moon’s
S
ea
of Tranquillit
y
. Visitors can
r
e-experience one o
f
the
2
0t
h
century
’
s mos
t
thrillin
g
moments in this
m
u
l
t
i

me
di
a
di
sp
l
ay
.
(
W
WI
a
nd WWII
A
viation
A

co
ll
ect
i
o
n
o
f Alli
ed

a
n
d

A
xis
p
lanes
f
rom World
Wars I
(b
e
l
ow
)
and II, such
)
as

t
h
e
M
esse
r
sc
hmi
tt
Bf
109 and the
S
u

p
ermarine
S
pitfire, makes this one
o
f the most
p
o
p
ular
p
arts
of
the museum.
)
S
t
e
v
e
n F. Udvar-
H
azy
C
ente
r
Thi
s
n
e

w
state
-
o
f-
t
h
e
-
a
r
t

a
vi
at
i
o
n
a
r
ea

co
n
s
i
sts

o

f
two ex
hibi
t
i
on
h
angars,
o
ne over 100 ft (30 m)
hi
g
h. O
p
ened to
ce
l
e
b
rate t
h
e 100t
h
anniversar
y
of the Wri
g
ht
brothers’
fi

rst powered
flight, it allows NASM to
dis
p
la
y
nearl
y
300 extra
aircra
f
t and spacecra
f
t
.
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m
el
ia
E
arhart’s
L
ockheed 5B Veg
a
I
n this striking airplane
(
above)
,

Amelia Earhart
comp
l
ete
d
t
h
e secon
d
solo nonstop flight across
t
he Atlantic
,

f
rom New-
foundland to Ireland in
14 hours
,
54
m
inutes.
^
H
ow
T
hin
g
s F
l

y
Hands-on exhibits
h
ere
l
ea
d
v
i
s
i
tors t
h
roug
h

the basics o
f

fl
i
g
ht, both
h
uman an
d
an
i
ma
l

, an
d

e
x
p
lain forces that control
fl
i
g
ht o
f
all t
yp
es,
f
rom a
heliu
m
balloo
n
to

a
m
i
ss
i
o
n

to
M
a
r
s
.
&
L
oo
k
in
g
at
E
art
h
T
he
f
ocus here is on
t
h
e contr
ib
ut
i
on aer
i
a
l

p
hoto
g
ra
p
h
y
(below)
a
n
d

s
pace
fl
ight have given to
our understanding of
E
a
r
t
h. Al
so
m
e
m
o
r
ab
l

e
i
s
t
h
e
b
reat
h
ta
ki
ng
b
eauty
of some of the ima
g
es.
K
e
y
F
irst Floo
r
Seco
n
d
Fl
oor
%
S

k
y
lab
O
rbita
l
W
or
k
sho
p
This
g
old c
y
linder
(
below
)
was an identical
b
ac
k
up to t
h
e wor
k
s
h
op

t
hat
p
rovided livin
g
and
research space
f
or the
fi
rst US s
p
ace station.
n
ce
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
For moments in the history of Washington, D.C.
For

moments

in

the

history

of

Washington,

D.C.
For moments in the history of Washington D C
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Washington, D.C.’s Top 10
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18
N
ationa
l
Museum of
A
mer
i
can H
i
stor

y
!
T
he
S
tar-
Span
g
led Banne
r
The
fl
ag that inspired the
natio
n
al

a
n
the
m
is

strikin
g
l
y
lar
g
e –

o
riginally 30 by 42
f
t (9
b
y
13 m) – but sadl
y

worn.
C
reated by
Baltimore flagmaker
M
ar
y
Pickers
g
ill in 1813,
i
t
i
s
b
e
i
ng pa
i
nsta
ki

ng
l
y
r
e
p
aired in a
p
reservation
laborator
y
, which is o
p
en
to pu
bli
c v
i
ew
(b
e
l
ow
)
.
£
T
h
e
Pric

e
of Fr
ee
do
m
Thi
s ga
ll
ery exp
l
ores t
h
e
de
p
iction of the nation’s
militar
y
histor
y
,
f
rom the
F
rench and Indian War in the
17
50s

to
r

ece
n
t

co
nfli
cts
in
Af
ghanistan and Iraq. The
e
xhi
b
i
t
i
o
n f
eatu
r
es

a
r
esto
r
ed
V
ietnam-era Hue
y

helico
p
ter,
and a World War II jeep.
Three hu
g
e floors filled with a variety of fascinatin
g
objects make up this
paean to American culture. The first floor focuses on science and
technology, including tools of the Industrial Revolution.
M
ementos of American cultural history,
inc
l
uding immigration, interna
l

mi
g
ration, and the ro
l
e of women, fi
ll

the second
fl
oor. The third
fl
oor features

a stirrin
g
tri
b
ute to the American
presidenc
y
. The museum is current
ly
c
l
osed
f
or ma
j
or renovations and is scheduled to
reopen in summer 2008, so call in advance.
T
op 10 Exhibits
1
The Star-Spangled
Ba
nn
e
r
2
W
i
t
hin Th

ese
W
a
ll
s
3
Th
e
Pri
ce

of
Fr
eedom
4
F
ir
st
L
ad
i
es
’ H
a
ll
5
In
f
ormation Ag
e

6
Am
e
ri
ca

o
n
t
h
e
M
o
v
e
7
Co
mm
u
ni
t
i
es
in
a

Changing Natio
n
8
S

eparate is not Equal
9
The American
P
residency
0
H
a
n
ds
-
O
n
Sc
i
e
n
ce

Ce
n
te
r
@
Wi
t
hin
T
hese Walls
A

two-story co
l
on
i
a
l

house

f
r
o
m M
assac
h
u
-
setts
h
as
b
een re
b
u
il
t
wi
t
hi
n t

h
e museum, to
ex
p
lore the 200-
y
ear
h
istory of the families who
liv
ed

t
h
e
r
e
(below
)
.
1
2
5
5
5
7
9
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8
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8
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g,C p
19
M
useu
m Ev
e
nt
s
An amazing quantity
and variety o
f
events,
b
ot
h
enterta
i
n
i
n
g
an
d

enlightening, are
ava
il
a
bl
e to t
h
e pu
bli
c at
t
h
e museum.
A
t
i
n
y

s
ampling includes
d
emonstrations o
f

q
uilt
-
makin
g

, s
p
ecial tours o
f
the history and
c
onservation o
f
the
Star-S
p
an
g
led Banner,
p
erformances by the
Axelrod
S
tring
Q
uartet
on
i
nstruments
b
u
il
t
by
Stradivari and his

teac
h
er,
A
mat
i
, an
d
a
sy
m
p
osium on A
f
rican-
American genealogy in
the 21st century.
S
ome
events requ
i
re
reservations
,
and some
re
q
u
i
re t

i
c
k
ets.
$
F
irst Ladies’ Hall
Th
e
Fi
rst
L
a
di
es
’
g
own
g
aller
y
(
above
)
h
as
long been a
f
avorite
exhibit.

I
n dim lighting to
p
rotect the
f
abrics, visitors
exper
i
ence a voyage
b
ac
k
in time throu
g
h chan
g
in
g
w
omen’s
f
ashions.
%
Information A
g
e
T
e
l
egrap

h
, te
l
ep
h
one,
r
a
di
o, te
l
ev
i
s
i
on, com
-
p
uters: this thread o
f

t
ec
h
no
l
og
i
ca
l

d
eve
l
o
p
-
m
ent
i
s
k
e
y
to t
h
e s
h
a
p
e
o
f
contemporary li
f
e.
Fr
o
m
Sa

m
ue
l M
o
r
se

to

S
e
y
mour Cra
y
, the entire
story
i
s
h
ere
(
r
i
g
h
t
)
.
(
T

h
e

A
m
e
rican
Presidency
Th
e porta
bl
e
d
es
k

Th
omas
Jeffe
r
so
n
used

to
wri
te
the Declaration o
f
Inde

-
p
endence and the to
p
hat
(
below
)
Abraham
Li
nco
l
n was wear
i
ng t
h
e
ni
g
ht he was assas
s
-
i
nated are highlights o
f
this exhibition featuring
900 objects
f
rom the
presidential office.

)
H
ands-
On
Science Cente
r
H
ere, kids aged five and
o
ver can ex
p
erience a
number o
f
activities
r
e
l
ated

to

t
h
e
m
useu
m’
s
e

xhibitions. Passes
f
or
l
a
b
exper
i
ments are
e
asil
y
obtained
.
K
ey
Fi
r
st

Floor
Seco
n
d
Fl
oor
T
hird Floo
r
^

A
m
e
rica on
t
he Mov
e
M
u
l
t
i
me
di
a presentat
i
ons
a
n
d

ot
h
e
r
t
h
eat
ri
ca

l
t
ec
h
n
i
ques
b
r
i
ng s
hi
ps,
t
rains, and automobiles
t
o li
f
e, tellin
g
the stor
y
o
f

A
mer
i
ca
’

s transportat
i
on
f
r
o
m 1
8
7
6

to
2
000.
&
C
ommuniti
e
s in a
C
hanging Natio
n
Thi
s ex
hibi
t exp
l
ores t
h
e

e
ver-chan
g
in
g
world of
1
9th-century America,
r
evea
li
ng t
h
e every
d
ay
e
x
p
eriences o
f
workers
in new
f
actories,
o
f
Je
wi
s

h
i
mmi
g
rants,
a
n
d

o
f
e
n
s
l
a
v
ed

a
n
d
f
ree A
f
rican
A
m
e
r

ica
n
s
.
*
S
e
p
arate is not
E
qua
l
On Ma
y
17, 1954, the
S
u
p
reme Court unani
-
m
ous
l
y
d
ec
l
are
d
an en

d
t
o se
g
re
g
ation in
p
ublic
s
chools. This landmark
decisio
n m
a
r
ked

a
t
urnin
g

p
oint in the
c
ountry’s history o
f
race
re
l

at
i
o
n
s
. Thi
s

e
xhi
b
i
t
i
o
n
examines Brown vs the
Boa
r
d

o
f E
ducat
i
o
n
a
n
d

ex
p
lores contem
p
orar
y

issues o
f
social justice.
3
4
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
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of Art
The co
ll
ections at this immense
g
a
ll
ery riva
l
those of any art museum in the
world, displayin
g
milestones of western art from the Middle A
g
es throu
g
h to
the 20th century, including Italian Renaissance works, Dutch Masters, French
I
mpressionists, and all ages of American art. John Russell Pope designed the
harmonious Neo-Classical West Building in 1941. The newer
E
ast Bui
l
ding is the work of architect IM Pei and it is often
c
on
s
idered a work of art in it

s
e
l
f
.
2
20
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
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G
inevra de’ Benc
i
T
he carefulmodeling of
lustrous flesh a
g
ainst
j
uni

p
er
f
olia
g
e make this Leonardo
da Vinci canvas of 1474, his
o
nl
y
one in the US, a livel
y

b
ut compose
d
wor
k

(
a
b
ove
)
.
@
The Adoration
o
f
the Magi

T
his festive view of the Ma
g
i
a
t
C
hrist’s birthplace
(right)
w
as
)
p
a
i
nte
d

i
n tempura on a c
i
rcu
l
ar
p
anel b
y
Fra An
g
elico and Fili

pp
o
Li
pp
i

i
n a
b
out 1445.
£
Girl with
the Red Hat
Thi
s 1665 portra
i
t
(
a
b
ove
)
s
hows o
ff
Johannes
Vermeer’s striking use o
f

c

olor:
y
ellow hi
g
hli
g
hts in
t
he blue robe, purple
un
d
er t
h
e
h
at, tur
q
uo
i
se
in the e
y
es. The lumi-
n
os
i
ty
i
s en
h

ance
d

b
y t
h
e
s
mooth
p
anel base.
Top 10 Pa
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in
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c
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2
T
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A
do
r
at
i
o
n
of

t
h
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Ma
g
i
3
G
irl wi
t
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t
h
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4
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atso
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6
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1
5
6
6
7
8
9
0
G
aller

y
Guide
The
fi
rst
fl
oor contains
Euro
p
ean
p
aintin
g
s and
s
culpture, and American
art. The ground
fl
oor
d
is
p
la
y
s works on
p
a
p
er,
s

culpture, decorative
arts, an
d
temporary
e
x
hibits
.
The

locatio
n
of works changes
periodically. An under
-
r
r
g
round concourse leads
to the East Building
.
S
ymphony in
W
hite
,

N
o. 1:
Th

e
Whit
e
Girl
Thi
s 1862 wor
k

b
y
J
ames
Mc
N
e
ill Whi
st
l
e
r
(
ri
g
ht
)
i
s
a

p

recursor o
f
Modernism,
e
mp
h
as
i
z
i
ng a
b
stract
f
o
rm
s

o
v
e
r
t
h
e

se
n
suous
r

ecreation o
f
the model,
t
h
e

a
r
t
i
st
’
s
mi
s
-
tress
,
Joanna
He
ff
ernan.
$
Th
e
Alba Madonna
U
nusua
ll

y, t
h
e
M
a
d
onna
i
n
R
ap
h
ae
l’
s
1
510 work is shown seated
on t
h
e groun
d
.
Th
e co
m
-
p
osition is serene, but it
s
hows

C
hrist accepting
t
h
e

c
r
oss
fr
o
m
St

Jo
hn
t
he Ba
p
tist, a
p
recursor o
f

events to come.
P
ortraits o
f
the
Fi

rst
Fi
v
e

Presidents
Thi
s
i
s t
h
e on
l
y comp
l
ete
set

o
f
G
il
be
r
t

Stua
r
t
’

s
p
aintings o
f
the
fi
rst
fi
ve
p
res
id
ents
(
1817–21
)
,
includin
g
Geor
g
e
W
as
hi
ngton
(
r
i
g

h
t
)
, st
ill

i
n
existence. Sadl
y
another
s
et was partially
d
estroyed by fire in 1851
at the Librar
y
o
f
C
ongress
.
&
W
ivenhoe Park,
E
sse
x
L
i

g
ht and shade, the
p
erce
p
tion o
f
calm, and
c
larity of detail create an
a
bsorbin
g
and soothin
g

l
an
d
scape
(
a
b
ove
)
. In this
18
1
6
w

o
rk
Jo
hn
Co
n
stab
l
e
d
emonstrates his love o
f
th
e
E
ng
li
s
h
countrys
id
e.
(
W
oman w
i
t
h
a
P

araso
l
–
M
adame
M
on
e
t and H
e
r
S
on
T
he human
fig
ures are
p
art of nature here, fully
inte
g
rated with the land
-
s
cape.
C
urators believe
t
hi
s

1
8
7
5

C
l
aude
M
o
n
et
p
ortrait was
p
ainted in a
si
ng
l
e sess
i
on.
)
Number 1, 1950
(
Lavender Mist
)
This

Jackso

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Pollock
c
om
p
osition is a
m
onument o
f
America’s
emer
g
ence as a cen
t
er
o
f
art innovation
(
1950
).
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atson
and th
e

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hark
The sensational sub

j
ect
m
atter, muscu
l
ar pa
i
nt
-
ing, and expressions of
dread and anxiet
y
made
t
his John
S
ingleton
C
o
p
le
y

p
aintin
g
shockin
g
w
hen it was

fi
rst
di
sp
l
aye
d

i
n 1778.
C
onstitutio
n
entr
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nc
e
E
ast Buildin
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A
merican
Painting
s
T
he breadth of this
collection reveals
many themes:
portraiture, a desire
for accuracy in
depicting American
l
ife and landscape
(
see
S
alem
C
ove

,
above)
,
and a social conscience
.
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F
rench
1
9th-century Painting
s
Especially rich in works of the
I
mpressionists, this collection
i
ncludes some of the world’s
most beloved works of art
,
such
as Monet’s Japanese Footbridge
.
M
anet and Degas also feature.
£
I
talian 15th-century
Painting
s
B
est known for the increasing

mastery of the naturalistic
portrayal of the human figure
and of interior and exterior
s
ettings, the works in this
collection still have appealing
v
ariety: decorative, mystical,
s
imple, and elegant.
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I
talian
1
6th-century
Paintin
g
The mature
fl
owering of the
R
enaissance
b
ursts forth in
this deep and broad
c
ollection of works by
Raphael,
G
iorgione, Titian, and

m
any others
.
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Works on Pa
p
e
r
T
he National
G
allery is
e
specially strong in this area.
R
epeat visitors see an almost
unbelievable quantity and variety
o
f exquisite drawings, prints,
illustrated books, and phot
o
-
g
raphs. The permanent collection
contains more than 65
,
000
items, dating as far back as the
1
1th century.

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utch and
Flemish Painting
s
Again, visitors will find an over
-
r
r
w
helmingly rich array of
O
ld
M
aster works by artists such as
R
embrandt
,
Frans Hals
,
Van
Dyck, Rubens, Vermeer, and their
contemporaries
.
&
S
panish Painting
s
E
l

G
reco
,
Zurbarán
,
Murillo
,
a
nd Velázquez are
j
ust some of
the
S
panish highlights in this
vibrant collection
.
N
ationa
l
Ga
ll
er
y
of Art Co
ll
ection
s
L
e
ft

Salem Cove, Prendergast
C
enter
J
apanese Footbridge,
M
onet
Ri
g
h
t
T
he
E
ast Bui
l
din
g
Portrait of an Elderly Lady, Frans Hal
s
M
a
l
l
entranc
e
4
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8
8

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6
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5
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ec
o
n
d

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loo
r
Co
nstituti
on
Av
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nu
e

e
n
t
r
a

nce
F
irst
F
l
oor
C
ollections Floor
p
la
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The East Bui
l
din
g
is an an
g
u
l

ar construction desi
g
ned
t
o house permanent and tourin
g
exhi
b
itions o
f

c
ontemporary art. Its entrance is from 4th Street or
from the under
g
round concourse
l
eadin
g
from the
West Bui
l
din
g
. The hu
g
e oran
g
e-and-
bl

ack mo
b
i
l
e
b
y
Al
exander Ca
l
der that dominates the
l
o
bb
y was
r
econditioned recent
l
y to restore its s
l
ow motion.
P
rovocative exhi
b
ition ha
lls

l
ine the outer wa
lls

of the
u
pper ha
ll
s, connected
b
y spectacu
l
ar han
g
in
g
cross-
w
a
l
ks. The Scu
l
pture Garden is a wonderfu
l
,
l
ive
l
y
p
u
bl
ic space inte
g

rated with the disp
l
ay o
f

c
ontemporary art,
b
eautifu
ll
y
l
andscaped around its
fountain and re
fl
ectin
g
poo
l
. There are free jazz
c
oncerts in the summer on Fridays and the poo
l
is
t
urned into an ice skatin
g
rink in winter.
C
heval Rouge

Thi
s str
iki
ng wor
k

b
y
scul
p
tor Alexander Calder
was cra
f
ted in 1974. Its
depiction of a “red
h
orse” is a
p
erfect
example o
f
the
ab
stract
i
on use
d

b
y

m
odern scul
p
tors
.
The East Building and
S
cul
p
ture Garden
T
o
p
10 Wor
k
s in t
h
e
Scu
lp
ture Gar
d
en
1
Puellae (
G
irls)
,
Ma
g

dalena Abakanowicz
(1992
)
2
House I
, Roy
I
I
Lichtenstein (1996–8)
3
Four-Sided Pyramid
,

S
ol
d
d
LeWitt (1997)
4
C
heval Rou
g
e
,
A
lexander
C
alder (1974)
5
Personna

g
e
G
othique,
Oiseau-Éclair
, Joan Miró
r
r
(1974
)
6
Six-Part Seating
,

S
cott
g
g
Burton (1985–98)
7
Spider
,
Louise
r
r
Bour
g
eois (1996)
8
Thinker on a Rock

, Barry
k
k
Flana
g
an (1997)
9
C
hair Transformation
Number 20B
,
Lucas
S
amaras (1996)
0
Moondo
g
, Tony Smith
g
g
(1964–99)
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D
ecorative Art
s
S
um
p
tuous ta
p

estries, full of
imagery, outstanding pieces of
f
urniture, and everyday items
s
uch as plates and bowls, give a
w
onderful glimpse of the
p
assing centuries in Europe
.
(
E
uro
p
ean
S
cul
p
tur
e
Portrait busts and portrait
m
edals have always been
important products of the
s
culptor’s studio, and many fine
e
xamples are displayed here.
There is also an especially

a
bsorbin
g
look at Rodin and
s
ome ex
p
erimental scul
p
tural
p
ieces by Degas
.
)
P
ainting and
S
culpture o
f

t
he 20th
C
entur
y
The frantic rate of change in
2
0th-century art is laid out here.
From Matisse’s Fauvist works
,

the
C
ubists Picasso and Bra
q
ue,
the abstraction of Mondrian
,

S
urrealists such as Magritte and
M
iró, high Modernists David
S
mith, and Mark Rothko, right up
to minimalism and Pop Art.
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