The U.S. Capitol Rotunda was the idea of Dr. William Thornton, who won a competition for the design of the U.S. Capitol ... burning of the original Capitol building in 1814 by the British as ...

the building is one of only four skyscraper capitols in the U.S. and one of only nine capitol buildings that do not have a dome. Aside from its unique structural design, the building also has an ...

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, after the forecast bitter cold prompted planners to move the ceremony under the building's neoclassical ...

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, after the forecast bitter cold prompted planners to move the ceremony under the building's neoclassical ...