United States Capitol

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capitol building government building seat of legislature

The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.

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All labels observed (42)

Label Occurrences
United States Capitol canonical 380
U.S. Capitol 16
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. 8

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf capitol building ⓘ
government building ⓘ
seat of legislature ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1793 ⓘ
coordinates 38.8899° N, 77.0091° W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
domeCompleted 1866 ⓘ
eventDate 1814 burning ⓘ
firstOccupied 1800 ⓘ
hasPart Capitol Visitor Center ⓘ
United States Capitol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Capitol dome

Crypt ⓘ
East Front ⓘ
House wing ⓘ
United States Capitol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rotunda

Senate wing ⓘ
Statuary Hall ⓘ
West Front ⓘ
hasStatue Statue of Freedom ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter Capitol Visitor Center ⓘ
height approximately 88 meters ⓘ
houses United States Congress ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn Capitol Hill ⓘ
managedBy Architect of the Capitol ⓘ
materialUsed cast iron ⓘ
marble ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
near Library of Congress ⓘ
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
nrhpDesignationDate December 19, 1960 ⓘ
nrhpType National Historic Landmark ⓘ
overlooks National Mall ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
primaryFunction meeting place of the U.S. Congress ⓘ
rebuiltAfter Burning of Washington ⓘ
statueLocation top of the Capitol dome ⓘ
surroundedBy Capitol grounds ⓘ
symbolOf American democracy ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
usedFor lying in state ceremonies ⓘ
official addresses ⓘ
presidential inaugurations ⓘ
state funerals ⓘ
visitorCenterOpened 2008 ⓘ

Referenced by (467)

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Washington, D.C. → hostsInstitution → United States Capitol ⓘ
Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol Building
"Day of Infamy" speech → place → United States Capitol ⓘ
Washington Monument → locatedBetween → United States Capitol ⓘ
Union Station → near → United States Capitol ⓘ
subject surface form: Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
United States Congress → meetsAt → United States Capitol ⓘ
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence → meetsAt → United States Capitol ⓘ
Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → locatedIn → United States Capitol ⓘ
United States Capitol → hasPart → United States Capitol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capitol dome
United States Capitol → hasPart → United States Capitol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rotunda
Washington metropolitan area → contains → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Capitol
Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" → location → United States Capitol ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → officeLocation → United States Capitol ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → associatedWithBuilding → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: House Chamber of the United States Capitol
United States Capitol Police → locatedIn → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol complex
Burning of Washington → target → United States Capitol ⓘ
Burning of Washington → notableAction → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol was burned
One First Street NE, Washington, D.C. → nearbyLandmark → United States Capitol ⓘ
Memorial Bridge → hasViewOf → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Capitol
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → location → United States Capitol ⓘ
United States Senate → meetsIn → United States Capitol ⓘ
74th United States Congress → meetsIn → United States Capitol ⓘ
Senate Judiciary Committee → location → United States Capitol ⓘ
SSCI → meetsAt → United States Capitol ⓘ
subject surface form: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
President of the United States Senate → seat → United States Capitol ⓘ
Aquia Creek sandstone → usedIn → United States Capitol ⓘ
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → location → United States Capitol ⓘ
Capitol Hill → contains → United States Capitol ⓘ
Capitol Hill → contains → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Capitol Building
Capitol Hill → namedAfter → United States Capitol ⓘ
United States House of Representatives → meetsIn → United States Capitol ⓘ
Rosendale cement → notableUse → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Capitol extensions
80th United States Congress → meetingPlace → United States Capitol ⓘ
86th United States Congress → meetingPlace → United States Capitol ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture → hasNotableExample → United States Capitol ⓘ
National Mall → easternTerminus → United States Capitol ⓘ
National Mall → hasViewOf → United States Capitol ⓘ
Senate wing → partOf → United States Capitol ⓘ
Senate wing → isPartOf → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol Building
Senate wing → category → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol architecture
mace of the United States House of Representatives → locatedIn → United States Capitol ⓘ
subject surface form: Mace of the United States House of Representatives
Capitol Police Board → appliesToJurisdiction → United States Capitol ⓘ
Capitol Police Board → jurisdictionIncludes → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol building
Protective Services Bureau → jurisdiction → United States Capitol ⓘ
Intelligence and Interagency Coordination Division → jurisdiction → United States Capitol ⓘ
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives → appliesToJurisdiction → United States Capitol ⓘ
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives → locationOfWork → United States Capitol ⓘ
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln → bodyLyingInStateLocation → United States Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol rotunda
Joint Economic Committee of Congress → meetsAt → United States Capitol ⓘ
1949 State of the Union Address → location → United States Capitol ⓘ