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US Capitol
The US Capitol's construction began in 1793, with George Washington himself laying the cornerstone, and the building has been expanded and rebuilt repeatedly since — including a rebuild after British troops burned it during the War of 1812 — culminating in the current cast-iron dome, completed during the Civil War in 1863 as a deliberate symbol of national unity even as the country was actively at war with itself. The dome is topped by the Statue of Freedom, a roughly 19-foot bronze figure that had to be cast in sections and hoisted into place, with President Lincoln reportedly insisting construction continue uninterrupted through the war specifically to signal confidence that the Union would endure. The building houses both chambers of Congress and has been the site of numerous significant historical events, including the certification of presidential elections and, more recently, the January 6, 2021, breach of the building during the certification of the 2020 election — an event that caused significant damage and remains one of the most consequential incidents in the Capitol's history. For a Washington, DC attractions list, the US Capitol is the essential "unity under fire" entry — a Civil War-era dome completed as a deliberate wartime symbol, still the working seat of Congress and the site of the country's most consequential political moments.
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National Mall
The National Mall's basic layout traces back to Pierre L'Enfant's original 1791 plan for the new federal capital, though the open, monument-lined greensward familiar today didn't take shape until the 1901–1902 McMillan Plan reorganized and formalized the space decades after L'Enfant's original vision had been left largely unrealized. The Mall connects the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial along a roughly two-mile stretch, flanked by the Smithsonian Institution's museums — the largest museum and research complex in the world — nearly all of which offer free admission, an unusual policy for major cultural institutions maintained specifically to keep the nation's collections accessible to the public. The Mall has served as the site of some of the most significant public demonstrations in American history, including the 1963 March on Washington and numerous presidential inaugurations, its open sightlines and central location making it the default staging ground for the country's largest public gatherings. For a Washington, DC attractions list, the National Mall is the essential "the country's front lawn" entry — an 1901 reorganization of L'Enfant's original capital plan that's hosted free world-class museums and the nation's most significant public demonstrations for well over a century.
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