The Dome Of The United States Capitol
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Author | : Guy Gugliotta |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0809046814 |
The history of the modern U.S. Capitol, the iconic seat of American government, is also the chronicle of America's most tumultuous years. An award-winning journalist has captured with impeccable detail the clash of personalities behind the building of the Capitol and its extraordinary design and engineering.
Author | : William Charles Allen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Alan M. Hantman |
Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 2024-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1647124255 |
An inside account of politics, crisis, and architecture on Capitol Hill The domed US Capitol Building is recognized around the world as America’s most iconic symbol, the forum for representative democracy, and the physical stage for the transfer of executive power. As the United States grew in size and complexity, the Capitol was built, rebuilt, enlarged, and extended many times under the direction of the few who have served as Architect of the Capitol. This official heads the agency dedicated to preserving and upgrading this magnificent structure, and all the buildings and grounds of Capitol Hill. In Under the Dome, Alan Hantman, the Architect of the Capitol from 1997 to 2007, provides a personal account of how the Capitol works as a physical space; who runs it, how and why decisions are made about the security of the Capitol and the people who work there, and how politicians think about the Capitol Building. He also recounts security threats to the Capitol during his tenure–including the 1998 shooting murder of two police officers and the Capitol evacuation on 9/11 as a hijacked airplane approached–that underscore one of his greatest challenges as Architect. The tension between securing the Capitol and opening it to the public drove the design and construction under his direction of the Capitol Visitor Center, the largest expansion of the Capitol in its history, increasing its size by 70%.
Author | : William Charles Allen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Glenn Brown |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1900 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Seale |
Publisher | : Pomegranate Communications |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
"Photographs depict the domes of the United States Capitol building, the Library of Congress, and the forty-three state capitols with domes, as viewed from the rotunda, looking upward into the center of the dome."--Publisher's description.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Susan W. Thrane |
Publisher | : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781550464573 |
A magnificent celebration of America's state capitol buildings. These glorious buildings are, in the author's words, "the homes of history," where laws are passed, where democracy is enacted, where history is written. Though each state capitol bears some similarity to the other forty-nine, each in its architecture and design reflects uniquely the pride of its state, both culturally and historically. For this unprecedented project, photographer Tom Patterson traveled to each of America's fifty state capitals to capture the architectural beauty and dignity of its capitol building in glorious large-format color images. Writer Susan W. Thrane reveals fascinating details about each capitol building's beginnings: the events surrounding construction background on its architects and builders dimensions and costs primary features and main rooms unique furnishings and works of art. The book also discusses important moments in the history of each building and the state itself, including: the origin of the state's name its capital city when the state was admitted to the Union, and the number of members in its legislative bodies.
Author | : Dr. Holly Karapetkova |
Publisher | : Carson-Dellosa Publishing |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2008-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1615906002 |
Describes The History Of The United States Capitol, Its Significance, And Its Importance To Our Country.
Author | : David Macaulay |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780395963319 |
Companion volume to PBS series which originally aired October 2000.