United States Capitol rotunda

Rotunda viewed from behind the statue of George Washington

The United States Capitol rotunda is the central rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. It was built 1818–1824. It is located below the Capitol dome, built 1857–1866. It is the tallest part of the Capitol and has been described as its "symbolic and physical heart".

The rotunda is 96 feet (29 m) in diameter, rises 48 feet (15 m) to the top of its original walls and 180 feet 3 inches (54.94 m).

United States Capitol Rotunda Media

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  Tour groups inside the rotunda (2012)

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  Capitol dome

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  Capitol Rotunda

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  Capitol Rotunda

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  Capitol dome and rotunda under renovation in May 2016

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  Declaration of Independence

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  Surrender of Lord Cornwallis

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  General George Washington Resigning His Commission

• This group portrait monument to the pioneers of the woman suffrage movement, which won women the right to vote in 1920, was sculpted by Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955) from an 8-ton block of marble in Carrara, Italy. The monument features portrait busts of three leaders of the woman suffrage movement: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B.

• This group portrait monument to the pioneers of the woman suffrage movement, which won women the right to vote in 1920, was sculpted by Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955) from an 8-ton block of marble in Carrara, Italy. The monument features portrait busts of three leaders of the woman suffrage movement: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B.

Other websites

• Capitol Rotunda from the Architect of the Capitol website