Capitol Visitor Center

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Capitol Visitor Center

building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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…December 2008 the 580,000-square-foot (53,884-square-metre) Capitol Visitor Center opened. Designed as an underground extension of the Capitol, it features exhibits about the building and Congress; the centre also provides shelter to visitors who previously had to wait in lines outdoors. Not including the Capitol Visitor Center, the building contains about…
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…December 2008 the 580,000-square-foot (53,884-square-metre) Capitol Visitor Center opened. Designed as an underground extension of the Capitol, it features exhibits about the building and Congress; the centre also provides shelter to visitors who previously had to wait in lines outdoors. Not including the Capitol Visitor Center, the building contains about…
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