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Sites of Capitol Hill
U.S. Senate is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

1. U.S. Senate

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Northeast Washington · 17 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The north extension of the Capitol houses the US Senate Chamber which opened in 1859. En savoir plus .

U.S. Capitol West Terrace is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

2. U.S. Capitol West Terrace

8.5
U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Belvédère / Panorama · Northwest Washington · 10 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The U.S. Capitol Grounds, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (also known for designing Central Park and the National Zoo), are as important to American history as the U.S. Capitol building itself. En savoir plus .

U.S. House of Representatives is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

3. U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Southeast Washington · 38 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The south extension of the Capitol houses the US House of Representatives Chamber which opened in 1857. En savoir plus .

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

4. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

8.5
E Capitol Cir (at E Capitol St), Washington, D.C.
Musée · Capitol Hill · 65 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center provides a welcoming and educational environment for visitors to learn about the unique characteristics of the U.S. Congress and the history of the U.S. Capitol. En savoir plus .

Cannon House Office Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

5. Cannon House Office Building

27 Independence Ave SE (at 1st St SE), Washington, D.C.
Bâtiment gouvernemental · Southeast Washington · 19 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Cannon Building House Office Building is the oldest Congressional office building outside of the Capitol Building. En savoir plus .

Longworth House Office Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

6. Longworth House Office Building

1 US Capitol (at South Capitol St), Washington, D.C.
Bâtiment gouvernemental · Southeast Washington · 28 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Completed in the spring of 1933, the Longworth House Office Building is the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives. En savoir plus .

Rayburn House Office Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

7. Rayburn House Office Building

50 Independence Ave SW (at 1st St SW), Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Southwest Employment Area · 28 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Rayburn House Office Building, completed in early 1965, is the third of three office buildings constructed for the United States House of Representatives. En savoir plus .

Ford House Office Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

8. Ford House Office Building

441 D St. SW (at 3rd St SW), Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Southwest Employment Area · 6 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Constructed in 1939, today the Ford building is occupied mainly by staff of various committees of the House of Representatives, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Architect of the Capitol. En savoir plus .

Hart Senate Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

9. Hart Senate Building

150 Constitution Ave NE (btwn 1st & 2nd St NE), Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Northeast Washington · 22 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Hart Senate Office Building is the third office structure designed and built to serve the United States Senate, it adjoins the Dirksen Senate Office Building En savoir plus .

Russell Senate Office Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

10. Russell Senate Office Building

50 Constitution Ave NE (at Delaware Ave NE), Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Northeast Washington · 19 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Russell Senate Office Building (built 1903-1908) is the oldest of the Senate office buildings. En savoir plus .

Dirksen Senate Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

11. Dirksen Senate Building

100 Constitution Ave NE (at st St NE), Washington, D.C.
Bâtiment gouvernemental · Northeast Washington · 27 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. En savoir plus .

Supreme Court of the United States is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

12. Supreme Court of the United States

1 1st St NE (at E Capitol St NE), Washington, D.C.
Palais de justice · Northeast Washington · 51 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Finished and occupied in 1935, the Supreme Court's great marble temple is a fitting home for the nation's third branch of government. En savoir plus .

Bibliothèque du Congrès is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

13. Bibliothèque du Congrès

9.2
(Library of Congress)
101 Independence Ave SE (btwn 1st & 2nd St SE), Washington, D.C.
Bibliothèque · Southeast Washington · 186 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Immediately after it opened in 1897, the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building was widely considered to be the most beautiful, educational and interesting building in Washington. En savoir plus .

John Adams Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

14. John Adams Building

7.1
2nd St SE (btw Independence Ave SE & East Capitol St NE), Washington, D.C.
Bibliothèque · Southeast Washington · 3 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): When the building opened in 1938, the Library’s shelving capacity tripled to 15 million volumes. En savoir plus .

United States Botanic Garden is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

15. United States Botanic Garden

9.0
100 Maryland Ave SW (Independence Ave), Washington, D.C.
Jardin botanique · Southwest Washington · 112 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): United States Botanic Garden exhibits span 150 million years, the range of global environments, as well as botany, economy and culture all the ways plants are important to how we live. En savoir plus .

Upper Senate Park is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

16. Upper Senate Park

8.1
200 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Parc · Northwest Washington · 5 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Capitol Grounds cover more than 274 acres. Some of that area has been developed into parkland, most notably the Senate Park that stretches from Capitol Square to Union Station to the north. En savoir plus .

James Madison Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

17. James Madison Building

7.0
100 Independence Ave SE (at First St), Washington, D.C.
Bâtiment gouvernemental · Southeast Washington · 3 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Opened in 1980, measuring 500 feet wide and 400 feet deep, the James Madison Building is the largest library structure in the world. En savoir plus .

Bartholdi Fountain is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

18. Bartholdi Fountain

8.4
100 1st Ave (Independence Avenue SW), Washington, D.C.
Fontaine · Southwest Employment Area · 2 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Bartholdi Park was created in 1932 and named for Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the historic fountain located at its center. En savoir plus .

United States Capitol is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

19. United States Capitol

Capitol Cir (at E Capitol St), Washington, D.C.
Capitole · Northwest Washington · 205 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): In addition to its active use by Congress, the Capitol building is a museum of American art and history. Each year, it is visited by an millions of people from around the world. En savoir plus .

Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

20. Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building

200 C St SW (200 C Street SW), Washington, D.C.
Bâtiment gouvernemental · Southwest Employment Area · 1 conseil

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The O'Neill Building was constructed in the 1960s, and named after former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill in 2012. Ownership was transferred to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2017. En savoir plus .

The Grotto at the Summerhouse is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

21. The Grotto at the Summerhouse

7.5
US Capitol (U.S. Capitol Grounds), Washington, D.C.
Jardin · Northwest Washington · 6 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Summerhouse, a hexagon-shaped brick structure set into the sloping hillside of the West Front lawn on the U.S. Capitol's Senate side, has offered rest and shelter to travelers for over a century. En savoir plus .

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

22. Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

1 Columbus Cir NE, Washington, D.C.
Bureau · Near Northeast · 2 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Marshall Building houses agencies that support the work of U.S. Federal Courts including the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Federal Judicial Center and U.S. Sentencing Commission. En savoir plus .

Capitol Reflecting Pool is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

23. Capitol Reflecting Pool

8.9
1st St NW (btwn Pennsylvania Ave NW & Maryland Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Fontaine · Northwest Washington · 42 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The Capitol Reflecting Pool is located at the eastern end of the National Mall. Six acres in size, occupying over half of the Union Square area that includes the Ulysses S. Grant memorial. En savoir plus .

James A. Garfield Monument is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

24. James A. Garfield Monument

7.3
83 Maryland Ave SW (1st St SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 4 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The tapered, cylindrical granite pedestal holds four over-life-size bronze figures, with a portrait statue of Garfield at the top and three allegorical figures representing phases of his career below. En savoir plus .

The Court of Neptune is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

25. The Court of Neptune

Independence Ave SE (1st and Independence SE), Washington, D.C.
Fontaine · Southeast Washington · 2 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): Jets of water play on the majestic, bearded and muscular king of the sea; his sons the tritons blowing conches; frolicking, horseback-riding Nereids; and water-spouting turtles, frogs and sea serpent. En savoir plus .

Peace Monument is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

26. Peace Monument

7.0
100 Pennsylvania Ave SW (First St NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 5 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The white marble Peace Monument was erected in 1877-1878 to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. En savoir plus .

Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carrilon is one of Sites of Capitol Hill.

27. Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carrilon

6.9
1 Louisiana Avenue NW (New Jersey Avenue NW), Washington, D.C.
Jardin de sculptures · Northwest Washington · 7 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The bells are automatically operated to strike the hour and sound on the quarter hour; they can also be played manually, as they are annually on July 4th at 2 p.m. En savoir plus .

28. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

8.8
1st St NW, Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 11 conseils et avis

Architect of the Capitol (AOC)Architect of the Capitol (AOC): The memorial to Ulysses S. Grant was dedicated in 1922. It is located in Union Square, west of the U.S. Capitol Building, by the Capitol Reflecting Pool. The bronze elements were restored in 2016. En savoir plus .