Post #6: The Capitol

 ->This is the capitol of United States. The U.S Capitol was built on September 18, 1793 which is about 221 years ago.They finished the Capitol building in 1800. Its location is in the Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. The name of "Capitol" was introduced by Thomas Jefferson, replacing the intended name of "Congress House". The Capitol was designed by a British person named William Thornton. The capitol has an perfect attractive look to it. There are five floors and about 16.5 acres big. Its height is about 289 feet in tall.


-> These are the Relief Portraits that are stored in the U.S Capitol. They give us the images of persons that are significant in history.

-> This is a picture of Moses which is a prophet who transformed people into a nation and give us the ten commandment law.

-> This is Jefferson the third president of U.S he wrote the Declaration of Independence.

-> This is Napoleon, emperor of France famous for the Code Civil that influence the legal system of European and American States in 19 century.

-> I believe that these people have a portrait of their own in the U.S Capitol is because of the laws or rules that they made changed the way of people. They did something great like that, they got a portrait in here.










-> This is the picture about Embarkation of the Pilgrims in the U.S Capitol which interest me a lot. I think the hidden meaning behind this picture is god is always with us. We can be free and do whatever we want.

-> This is the Statues of Freedom on top of the U.S capitol. It look a bit like the Statue of Liberty in New York but it is not. It represent the freedom of people to be free and equal.

-> Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower which is our 34th president. He represent a person that fight for our country with courage. I chose this statues because it make me see the world of war in different view point.