The U.S. Capitol and its surrounding buildings encompass approximately 300 acres, with 70 acres of turf grass that require ...

For the Capitol, however, Jefferson had in mind the architecture of classical Rome: "I should prefer the adoption of some of the models of antiquity, which have had the approbation of thousands of ...

“He was a society artist and illustrator more than a painter committed to public art,” says Michele Cohen, curator for the Architect of the Capitol. Indeed, Christy’s illustrations in ...

One account attributes a supposed bean soup mandate to a Minnesota senator who expressed his fondness for it more than a century ago.

Manger took over the Hill’s police force in 2021, in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack that saw the Capitol breached by Trump supporters.

The Post examined more than 400 statues, paintings and other artworks in the U.S. Capitol. This is what we found. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please ...

There's no need to tell you how breathtakingly monumental the Texas State Capitol is because you already know that. What you might not know, is that on top of the dome stands a 15-foot ...