The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill …

Feb 13, 2018 · When George Washington became the first US president in 1789, the capital city of the United States was New York. By 1792 when he was re-elected for his second term, the …

Jul 16, 2015 · In January 1785, the Congress of Confederation convened in New York’s old City Hall on Wall Street, and for more than five years Gotham served as the seat of American power.

It is commonly referred to as Capitol Hill and houses all U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate office buildings, the Library of Congress, and the symbol of democracy, the U.S. …

The U.S. Capitol’s length, from north to south, is 751 feet 4 inches; its greatest width is 350 feet. Its height above the base line on the east front to the top of the Statue of Freedom is 288 feet.

In 1789, the United States Congress met in New York City’s Federal Hall—our nation’s first capitol under the U.S. Constitution. One year later, Congress passed the Residence Act which …

The Capitol is a working office building, but it is also the place where visitors from around the United States and the world come to learn about American democracy. Construction of the …

Federal Hall, built in 1700 as New York's City Hall, later served as the first capitol building of the United States of America under the newly ratified Constitution.

In 1789-1790, New York City was the nation’s first seat of government and old Federal Hall was the First Capitol building. Here the First Congress met and drafted the First Freedoms —ten …

Jul 22, 2020 · As the focal point of the government’s legislative branch, the Capitol is the centerpiece of the Capitol complex, which includes the six principal congressional office …