The Visitors' Centennial Guide to the Capitol

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Excerpt from The Visitors' Centennial Guide to the Capitol: Gives a Brief History of the Capitol, Together With a Specific Description of All Its Parts, a List of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, and Directions to the Principal Buildings in the CityThe present north and south wings were begun July 4, 1851, and completed in 1867.The centre building is constructed of sandstone, the wings and connections of white marble.The building, measuring north and south, is 751 feet, the greatest depth east and west, 824 feet, and the height, from the level of the grounds to the top of the dome, is 896 feet.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.