Our gold-leafed dome shimmers on the hill:
The staircase up to the breathtaking rotunda:Toldja it was breathtaking:
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A gorgeous bas-relief tribute to women crowned by an unmistakably Deco sunburst:
Another vestibule has a creepy display of dolls fetishizing the inauguration gowns of our First Ladies:
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The I above the House chamber windows stands for I LOVE THIS BUILDING:
But gross. Just fucking gross. Just because an impotent man-boy climbs on his Big Wheel and hurls his feces at the adults to play president doesn’t mean we have to sully our Senate chamber walls with his festering rictus:Patterns and textures on the second floor:
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The freaking STUNNING second-floor library, ladies and gentlemen:
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It has lots of books:
And a dumb waiter. For smart people. They’re smart because they read books. And they figured out a way to avoid carrying them up the steps:
A little sorbet to cleanse the palate:![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBkTsWJa_1gMEpRTrHkCPzWSXLldj9IyKeuh5RdR-vVgPpE1jPR2J_f4Pe3Z8RX2qbns39Q5zKN0deNMD002nX4ohgx-JS7YQnTtaglzSBjPf_olho-vquHCgGZxuMyWqqbs4/s320/22.jpg)
And an intricate iron staircase the is the envy of the entire Industrial Revolution:
More intricate wrought iron:
And a beautifully stenciled ceiling medallion:
Monuments on the nearby grounds:
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Walking away:
Goodbye for now, noble capitol:
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