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| Â | The US Capitol Building |
 | | Clark held the post of Architect of the Capitol until his death in 1902. | | | The cornerstone was laid by President Washington on September 18, 1793. | | | Continuing the restoration, he was able to make the chambers of the Senate and House, as well as the Supreme Court, ready for use by 1819. |
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| Â | MSN Encarta - Capitol of the United States |
| | Search Encarta about Capitol of the United States. | | | Until 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court met in the Old Senate Chamber, which was located in the original north wing. | | | The original design of the Capitol, by William Thornton, a physician, was made in 1792, and the cornerstone was laid by George Washington on September 18, 1793; Congress occupied the original north wing in 1800. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565397/Capitol_of_the_United_States.html
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| Â | Washington DC - The Capitol |
| | The Capitol was ordered rebuilt, and in December, 1816, Congress leased a building which the citizens of Washington had erected near the eastern grounds of the Capitol, and held its sessions in it for several years. | | | Until 1817 he labored assiduously to restore and improve the Capitol, and to him the credit is due for tile old hail of the House of Representatives, now the National Statuary Hall; the old Senate Chamber, now used by the Supreme Court; the Law Library Chamber, and the old lobbies. | | | Although Hallet demurred at this award, and was greatly aggrieved by it, he was partially appeased by receiving the appointment of supervising architect of the Capitol, with a salary of £400 per year, and began work on the edifice. |
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http://www.oldandsold.com/articles08/washington-dc-1.shtml
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| Â | The United States Capitol Exhibit |
| | Capitol's Ceiling Details Recorded by Famous Architect Alexander Jackson Davis [Partial Ceiling Plans of Library of Congress and Tobacco Order Rotunda], c. | | | Plan of Latrobe's First Supreme Court Design Benjamin Henry Latrobe "Ground Plan of the North Wing of the Capitol of the United States," 1806 Water color on paper Architect of the Capitol (121) | | | Latrobe's Supreme Court as Restored General View of the Supreme Court, c. |
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http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/us.capitol/s4.html
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| Â | Capitol Visitor Center--Overview |
| | In November 1800, over 200 years ago, the U.S. Congress first gathered in the first completed portion of the United States Capitol, the small, cramped north wing. | | | Today's Congress understands that the people who come to their Capitol need better opportunities to learn about and more fully understand their Constitution, their Congress and the history of their Capitol. | | | The CVC will be located underground below the East Capitol Grounds, so as to enhance rather than detract from the appearance of the Capitol and its historic Frederick Law Olmsted landscape. |
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http://www.aoc.gov/cvc/cvc_overview.htm
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| Â | Chronology On The History Of Slavery And Racism: 1790 - 1829 |
| | His design for the Capitol, submitted after the competition of 1792 had closed, was approved by President Washington, who praised it for its "grandeur, simplicity and convenience." A prize of $500 and a city lot was awarded to Thornton on April 5, 1793; he is thus recognized as the first Architect of the Capitol. | | | The Capitol of the United States crowns Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and houses the legislative branch of government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. | | | From 1792 till towards 1820, captain Hoban was variously engaged upon the public buildings, though his employment at the Capitol ceased as early as 1802, after one of his numerous controversies with the Commissioners for the Federal City. |
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http://www.innercity.org/holt/chron_1790_1829.html
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| Â | Audit Survey Of The Joint Entities Of The Architect Of The Capitol |
| | The Architect of the Capitol is assisted directly by the Assistant Architect of the Capitol, Administrative Assistant, Director of Engineering, Budget Officer, General Counsel, and Executive Officer, who serve as an ad hoc executive committee to assist the Architect in policy determination. | | | For example, plumbing shops exist in the Capitol Building, Capitol Grounds, Senate Office Buildings, House Office Buildings, Power Plant, Library of Congress, and Supreme Court. | | | The AOC has specialized offices dedicated to providing services for a specific building, ground, or activity--the Capitol, Capitol Grounds, Senate Office Buildings, House Office Buildings, Capitol Power Plant, Library of Congress, U.S. Botanic Garden, Supreme Court, and Senate Restaurants. |
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http://www.house.gov/IG/95aoc27/report.htm
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| Â | Architect of the Capitol |
| | The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities. | | | Closure of Capitol's West Front Terrace for 2005 Inaugural Preparations | | | The lower terrace of the West Front of the Capitol is closed until mid-February 2005 for the construction of the Presidential Inaugural stands. |
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| Â | NPR : The Capitol Dome, Present at the Creation |
| | But besides serving as home to the legislative branch of the government, the Capitol Building might reasonably be expected to serve as some sort of historical or political metaphor for the country itself. | | | Listen to a June 7, 2002, report on All Things Considered about a spoof in The Onion newspaper that Congress was threatening to move out of Washington unless a new Capitol building was built. | | | The Rotunda, 96 feet in diameter and 180 feet high, connects the House and Senate sides of the Capitol. |
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http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/capitoldome
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| Â | The United States Capitol Exhibit |
| | Olmsted's Landscape Plan for Capitol Extension Frederick Law Olmsted "General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds," 1874 Ink and water color on paper Architect of the Capitol (187) | | | The latter, sanctioned by the Senate Committee on Public Buildings, maintained much of the original Capitol integrity. | | | Portrait of the Architect of the Capitol Extension Matthew Brady "Thomas U. Walter" Copyprint from glass negative Prints and Photographs Division Library of Congress (181) |
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http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/us.capitol/s5.html
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| Â | DC All Entries: Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| | Capitol : Architect of the Capitol; the United States Capitol Complex buildings: the Capitol, congressional offices, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, US Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities | | | Capitol History : United States Capitol Historical Society; educational organization that promotes the history of the Capitol and Congress | | | Library of Congress : Library of Congress; the research arm of Congress; the largest library in the world; more than 126 million items on approximately 850 kilometers of bookshelves |
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http://www.december.com/places/dc/all.html
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| Â | Bradley & Associates, Inc. - Project: Architect of the Capitol (AoC) |
| | The Architect of the Capitol is both the person and the title of the agency responsible to Congress for the structural and mechanical care of the Capitol, the legislative office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the surrounding grounds, and other elements of the Capitol Complex. | | | The Capitol of the United States sits at the center of "Capitol Hill" in Washington, DC, and houses the legislative branch of the government - comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. | | | ActioNet turned to Bradley and Associates to conduct the training. |
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http://www.jtbradley.com/aoc.htm
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| Â | New Syllabus |
| | As you really dig into the subject, you will understand still more architectural decisions: the fact that the Supreme Court formerly met right in the basement of the Capitol (better--or just different--symbolism from today, in which it now meets in a separate Greek-style temple). | | | Think again of the Capitol at Washington and its distinctive three-part parti: even simple structures have one too. | | | Architects sometimes speak of the parti (short for the French parti pris, or decision taken) of a building i.e. |
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http://www.pitt.edu/~tokerism/0040/syl/syllabus.html
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| Â | Timeline 1800-1810 |
| | 1800 Congress allocated a room in the Capitol for the US Supreme Court. | | | 1802 Jan 26, Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the U.S. Capitol. | | | 1803 One of the architects of the U.S. Capitol, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who succeeded William Thornton and Stephen Hallet as Capitol architect in 1803, modified the original design of the Capitol and used Greek inspiration in the details. |
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| Â | United States. Architect of the Capitol (in VSCCAT) |
| | Architect of Extension of Capitol, June 11, 1851 under the Dept. of the Interior, Mar. 23, 1853 transferred to War Dept., April 16, 1862 retransferred to Dept. of the Interior, variously styled Capitol Extension Office, Architect of Capitol Extension, and Architect's Office, U.S. Capitol; United States Superintendent of Capitol Buildings and Grounds, 1902-1921; United States. | | | Man., 1986 (Architect of the Capitol; agent for Congress) | | | Architect of the Capitol; 1817 to Mar. 3, 1843 under the Commissioner of Public Buildings, variously styled Surveyor of the Capitol, Architect of the Capitol, Architect of Public Buildings; 1876 to 1901 under Dept. of the Interior; 1921-, under Dept. of the Interior; United States. |
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http://scolar.vsc.edu:8003/VSCCAT/ABI-3038
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| Â | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |
| | The Office of the Clerk is pleased to announce the launch of Kids in the House –an interactive center that helps kids learn about the United States House of Representatives and its role in lawmaking. | | | Office of the Clerk - U.S. Capitol, Room H154, Washington, DC 20515-6601 | | | Take a virtual tour of Statuary Hall and other areas of the United States Capitol in Historical Highlights. |
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| Â | content management customer success stories -Architect of the Capitol |
| | The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities. | | | content management customer success stories -Architect of the Capitol | | | Until recently, AOC had no content management system in place to manage its numerous web sites. |
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http://www.paperthin.com/customers/Architect-of-the-Capitol.cfm
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| Â | GAO Cites Capitol Facility's Costs, Delays (washingtonpost.com) |
| | About a third of it, 170,000 square feet, will be devoted to Congress's needs in the form of new offices, secure briefing areas, television studios and a 450-seat congressional auditorium. | | | Architect of the Capitol Alan M. Hantman, right, briefs Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) earlier this month on the Capitol Visitor Center construction. | | | The center will feature a Great Hall where visitors can obtain tickets for Capitol tours and information about Washington, a 600-seat cafeteria, gift shops and a 16,500-square-foot exhibition gallery. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20713-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_politics
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| Â | Aaron Dahl: The Architect of the Capitol |
| | While working for them, I had the opportunity to work on all six house and senate office buildings, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Capitol Building. | | | Senators, congress men, staff workers, and tourists frequent the Capitol Cafeteria, however, the Architect of the Capitol faced many complaints that there were too few public restrooms. | | | Corridors of the U.S. Capitol building are bustling with thousands of people every day. |
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http://www.dahldesigns.com/architecture/mjm_architectofcapitol
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| Â | timesunion.com : library : story summaries |
| | Last year, he was appointed to the state Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol. | | | The Capitol is designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered by architectural critics to be one of the finest state capitols in the land. | | | Pataki has taken a personal interest in the project and is fond of the fact that he is closing the historical circle around his political idol Teddy Roosevelt. |
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http://www.monacorestorations.com/portfolio/raisingtheroof.htm
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| Â | Business Wire: The Architect of the Capitol Selects Woodbourne Solutions to Implement Equilibrium MediaRich Server to ... |
| | The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of 35 buildings of the United States Capitol Complex on Capitol Hill. | | | Business Wire: The Architect of the Capitol Selects Woodbourne Solutions to Implement Equilibrium MediaRich Server to Update and Manage Digital Images for U.S. Capitol Complex | | | The Architect of the Capitol Selects Woodbourne Solutions to Implement Equilibrium MediaRich Server to Update and Manage Digital Images for U.S. Capitol Complex |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_June_10/ai_102956992
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| Â | State of Utah Capitol Preservation Board - Message from the Capitol Architect |
| | In 1910, the early citizens of Utah made a great sacrifice to leave us this great legacy. | | | The Capitol Preservation Board is committed to preserving the State Capitol for all the citizens of Utah. | | | It is our hope that both the present and future generations to come will enjoy the Utah State Capitol building. |
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http://www.cpb.state.ut.us/homepage/architectmessage.html
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| Â | A Capitol Fourth . Architect Pierre L'Enfant and the Making of the National Mall PBS |
| | He refused payment offered him for his work on the plan for the Capitol, and also an appointment as professor of engineering at the Military Academy at West Point. | | | During the War of 1812 with England he set to work constructing fortifications near Washington, but again quarreled with his superior officers and left the service. | | | Located in the area encompassed by Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues, NW on the north, First Street on the east, Independence and Maryland Avenues on the south, and 14th Street on the west, the Mall was originally envisioned by its designer as the foremost boulevard of the city, the so-called "Grand Avenue." |
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http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/lenfant.html
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| Â | Roll Call Newspaper Online Index |
| | The top liaison to Capitol Hill during the presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) has signed on as a partner with an up-and-coming lobbying firm run by a pair of GOP strategists who have deep connections to the White House and Senate Republican leadership. | | | House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) formally named Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Sunday, even as the three other party committees continued to staff up. | | | Citing the possibility of lead contamination, the Architect of the Capitol’s office is cautioning Congressional staff against drinking water from restroom faucets and kitchenette sinks throughout the Capitol complex. |
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http://www.rollcall.com/
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| Â | thc1995002843/PP |
| | Subject card annotation: Series of negatives of Capitol model in three different positions of center portico. |
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http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/thc.5a40197
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| Â | Section 166b-1b. Conversion by Architect of Capitol of existing basic pay rates to per annum gross pay rates |
| | Find a Lawyer : Our free service locates Bankruptcy, Criminal, DUI, Immigration, Personal Injury, Taxation, or Trademark lawyers in your area who can help you with your legal issues. | | | Search a database of over 1,000,000 lawyer profiles to find the lawyer with the experience you need. | | | Conversion by Architect of Capitol of existing basic pay rates to per annum gross pay rates |
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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/40/chapters/2/sections/section_166b-1b.html
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| Â | The Architect of the Capitol |
| | The Architect of the Capitol Web site presents the history of the United States Capitol building with drawings and photographs. | | | Descriptions of works of art in the building are also available. |
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http://www.virtualref.com/abs/780.htm
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| Â | Architect Of The Capitol related page |
| | Modified text orginally written by Oliver Wendell Holmes | | | preferred from motives by Architect Of The Capitol. |
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| Â | Hire Architect Capitol, MT Montana Professionals |
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| Â | Architect Increases Capitol Water Testing |
| | The Architect of the Capitol’s office confirmed Wednesday it has stepped up tests of drinking water across the Hill in response to recent revelations by the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority that lead contamination levels may exceed federal standards in thousands of District homes. |
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http://www.rollcall.com/pub/49_87/news/4620-1.html
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| Â | Architectural Products: Welcome |
| | Architectural Products is a publication solely focused on providing product and product application information to architects, designers and product specifiers involved in commercial and institutional building design. | | | Welcome to the website of Architectural Products Magazine, the product magazine of the U.S. architectural market. |
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