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| Capitol Hill Vicinity
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| Some nice building near Capitol Hill. I think the design is
interesting: the columns extend down only the upper half of the building.
| Though this building also has columns only along the upper half, its
design looks more natural.
| Another government building by Capitol Hill.
| A panorama of the Library of Congress.
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| The Capitol
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| A high-resolution shot of the Capitol. This shot shows both one end
of the complex's main base as well as the Capitol's multi-level dome.
Look at the full-sized image to appreciate the dome's many flourishes.
| Looking past one end of the Capitol complex toward the dome.
| Did you spot this guy in the previous picture? The building is well
defended.
| The Capitol building, straight on.
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| Another perspective on the Capitol, this one showing the building
directly under the dome.
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| Supreme Court
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| The Supreme Court. The tops of these Corinthian columns are
particularly nice.
| A panorama of the Supreme Court building.
I didn't see anyone with a submachine gun. I guess this branch of
government needs less defending?
| Inside.
| One of the building's spiral staircases. It goes down and down!
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| A model of the courtroom. (Photographs weren't allowed in the
courtroom itself.)
| We ate lunch at the Supreme Court Cafe. We had good pulled pork,
decent squash, fine beans (exactly the mix that comes from a bag of
frozen vegetables), an okay sandwich, and fresh fruit.
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| Folger Shakespeare Library
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| We next visited the Folger Shakespeare Library.
| One side of the library/museum. If you look closely, you'll see
reliefs, purportedly of scenes from Shakespeare's plays. I can't
identify them -- my background, association skills, and recall abilities
fail me. Give it a try, then cheat by looking at
the bas-relief gallery.
| The vaulted, oak-paneled Great Hall. At the time I thought the
geometric pattern on the ceiling was lovely.
This picture is poor
because photography isn't allowed in the hall itself. Hence, I took a
picture from outside, looking in.
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I liked the look of the wood bookcases in the scholars' reading room.
It also has a notable, large, metal candelabra.
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I heard about Trader
Joe's Rosencrunch & Guildenpop, a humorously-named
popcorn-and-nuts snack.
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| East of Capitol Hill
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| Pretty townhouses with a number of nice touches, just east of Capitol
Hill. These are probably one of the closest residential buildings to
the Capitol.
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| Library of Congress - Madison Building
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| The unexciting-looking James Madison building, part of the Library of
Congress.
| I'm not exactly sure where I spotted this sculpture of open, metal
books attached to a tall, gated window. Maybe the Madison Building?
Maybe the Folger Library?
| The requisite statue of James Madison in the James Madison building.
| A close-up of Madison's statue in stark relief.
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| The giant globe outside of Library of Congress's Map Division. this
one glowed a little from within.
| Elsewhere, another globe, this one with detailed labels as well as
imaginative drawings.
| The California-is-an-island dates this globe. (It's from sometime
around 1700.)
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