Rare & Alternative Perspectives of Iconic Events and Places In History

Rotunda

Situated in the center of the U.S. Capitol is a domed room named “The Rotunda”.

An Italian-American painter Constantino Brumidi got inspiration from Liberty and Victory while painting the ceiling in 1865. Hanging 180 feet above the ground, the beautiful painting is called The Apotheosis of Washington.

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