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United States Capitol VISITOR GUide Welcome to the United States Capitol our visit to the GUIDED TOURS OF THE U.S. CAPITOL historic U.S. Guided tours of the U.S. Capitol begin at the Orientation Theaters on Capitol begins the lower level of the Capitol Visitor Center. “Out of Many, One,” Yas you enter the Capitol a 13-minute film, illustrates how this country established a new form of Visitor Center. With government; highlights the vital role that Congress plays in the its soaring spaces and daily lives of Americans; and introduces you to the building that houses skylight views of the the U.S. Congress. Capitol Dome, the Capitol Visitor Center Tours are free and are offered throughout the day between welcomes you on a 8:40 a.m. – 3:20 p.m., Monday – Saturday. Tour passes are required. journey of discovery. Advance Passes: Tours may The U.S. Capitol be booked in advance online at is home to the U.S. www.visitthecapitol.gov, through Congress and its two the offices of your senators or legislative bodies, representative, or through the the U.S. House of The Apotheosis of George Washington Office of Visitor Services by Representatives calling 202.226.8000. and the U.S. Senate. Through films, exhibits, and tours, you will learn about how Congress works, how this magnificent building was built, Same-Day Passes: A limited and how citizens can participate in this extraordinary experiment called number of passes are available representative democracy. each day at the Information Desks in Emancipation Hall on the lower The U.S. Capitol stands as a monument to the American people. It is level of the Capitol Visitor Center. where the issues facing the nation are considered, debated, and written into law. The U.S. Capitol also houses an important collection of American art, and it is an architectural achievement in its own right. SPECIALTY TOURS History is made at the U.S. Capitol, and the Capitol Visitor Center is AND PROGRAMS your entryway to that history. Learn more about the history of Congress and the Capitol through On December 18, 2007, Congress passed legislation to name the Capitol a specialty tour or activity. Check Visitor Center’s central space “Emancipation Hall” to recognize the for updated schedules at the contributions of enslaved laborers who helped build the U.S. Capitol. Information Desks in Emancipation Emancipation Hall, on the lower level of the Capitol Visitor Center, is a Hall or at www.visitthecapitol.gov/ central gathering place for visitors coming to see the Capitol. event-calendar. UNITED STATES CAPITOL VISITOR GUIDE 2 EXPLORE EXHIBITS Visit our exhibits dedicated to telling the story of Congress and the U.S. Capitol. Enjoy films about the workings of Congress and look up your representative and senators. See architectural models showing THE CAPITOL GROUNDS how the U.S. Capitol has changed The Capitol is set amidst 58.8 acres of winding paths, memorial trees, over time, and view the table inviting benches, and beautiful flowers that are changed seasonally. The from President Lincoln’s second grounds today reflect a plan completed in 1892 by renowned landscape inauguration made from surplus ironwork cast for the Capitol Dome. architect Frederick Law Olmsted. As you stroll the grounds, note the Be on the lookout for interpretive carts where staff members elaborate magnificent bronze and stone fountains and lanterns on the East Plaza, on topics ranging from how a bill becomes a law to the art and which were restored to their original beauty during construction of the architecture of the Capitol. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Saturday, Capitol Visitor Center. lower level of the Capitol Visitor Center The Capitol Grounds have played host to presidential inaugurations, Independence Day concerts, and the yearly visits of more than three WATCHING CONGRESS IN SESSION million people. We invite you to enjoy this historic landscape. Passes: The Senate and House Galleries are open to visitors whenever either body is in session; however, the Galleries are not included in the tour of the U.S. Capitol. Passes are required and may MUST SEE ON YOUR VISIT be obtained from the offices of your senators or representative. Access to the Galleries begins on the upper level of the Capitol Visitor Specialty Tours — see This Month at the Capitol Center. International visitors may inquire at the House and Senate Visitor Center flyer or ask Capitol Visitor Center staff for schedules Appointment Desks on the upper level. Special Activities and Family Programs — When the House is not in session, visitors with passes House Hours: see This Month at the Capitol Visitor Center flyer or are admitted to the Gallery from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through ask Capitol Visitor Center staff for schedules Friday. Last entry into the Gallery may be prior to 4 p.m. based on demand. The Gallery is closed on weekends and holidays unless Table from President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inauguration — made from surplus the House is in session. The House Gallery is subject to unplanned, ironwork cast for the Capitol Dome temporary closures when the House is not in session. For additional (Emancipation Hall, courtesy Lincoln Table information on the House of Representatives please visit www.house.gov. The Massachusetts Historical Society) Senate Hours: The Senate Gallery is open during scheduled View of Dome through Skylights — from the lower or upper level of the recesses of one week or more, and visitors with passes are admitted Visitor Center, just look up! from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Gallery is The Plaster Model for the Statue of Freedom — used to cast the bronze closed on weekends and holidays unless the Senate is in session and Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol Dome (Emancipation Hall) during any recess or adjournment of less than one week. Senate Gallery hours are subject to change. For information please call Statue Collection — 24 of 100 statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection are located throughout the Capitol Visitor Center, including 202.224.0057. 14 statues in Emancipation Hall (Please see page five for statue LIBRARY OF descriptions.) CONGRESS House and Senate Galleries — Visitors have direct access from the entry on upper level of Visitor Center – Capitol Visitor Center to the historic get passes from your senators Thomas Jefferson Building of the or representative Library of Congress, one of the Slave Labor Commemorative Marker — nation’s great treasures, via the Library sandstone marker recognizing the role of Congress Tunnel. The entrance to that enslaved laborers played in the the tunnel is located on the upper level construction of the Capitol Slave Labor of the Capitol Visitor Center near the (Emancipation Hall) Commemorative Marker House Appointment Desk. 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Missionary and educator. Leader in The National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol is comprised of movement for South Dakota statehood. Ordained statues donated by individual states. Each state is represented by in Yankton, capital of Dakota Territory. Opened Yankton Academy and was instrumental in two statues chosen by their legislature to honor notable citizens. founding Yankton College. Drafted State The 25 statues on display in the Capitol Visitor Center (24 from constitution, and composed State motto and The National Statuary Hall Collection) represent the diversity of the description for the State seal. country and the contributions made by its citizens. William Edgar Borah (1865 –1940) Idaho, Bronze by Bryant Baker, 1947. Dates in italics indicate year that the statue was added to the Collection. Lawyer, U.S. Senator 1907–1940. As Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, sponsored bills that created the Department of Labor and the Children’s Bureau.
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