Image description: A winter sunset at the Capitol building.

Photo from the Architect of the Capitol

Image description: This year’s Capitol Christmas tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the White River National Forest in Colorado.

Photo from the Architect of the Capitol

Image description: This drawing from 1863 shows the original scaffolding plans to get the the Statue of Freedom to the top of the Capitol dome.

Image from the Architect of the Capitol

Image description: It’s spring! The magnolias are in bloom on the Capitol grounds.

Photo by the Architect of the Capitol

Image description: This marble statue of Clio, the Muse of History, is displayed in the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. It was created by Carlo Franzoni in 1819.

Photo from the Architect of the Capitol