capitol visitor center
The United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is an addition to the United States Capitol which will serve as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the US Congress. [1]
A workman cleans the glass of one of the skylights above the unfinished Capitol Visitor Center’s great hall, from where visitors will be able to view the Capitol Dome, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. [2]
The Capitol Visitor Center will make the U.S. Capitol more accessible, convenient, secure, and informative for millions of visitors each year. [3]
Nov. 10: The Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. opening in December?three years behind schedule?will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected. [4]
Your visit to the historic U.S. Capitol begins as you enter the Capitol Visitor Center. [5]
WASHINGTON The thousands of visitors flocking to Washington D.C to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama on Jan. 20 will be among the first with a chance to experience the soon to be completed Capitol Visitor Center that is scheduled to open Dec. 2. [6]
On Tuesday, December 2 at 1 p.m., the Capitol Visitor Center will officially open to the public. [...] The Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. [7]
Through films, exhibits, and tours, you will learn about how Congress works, how this magnificent building was built, and how citizens can participate in this extraordinary experiment called representative democracy. [5]
?Tours can also be scheduled by contacting your local representative. [6]
Tours of the U.S. Capitol are conducted from 8:50 a.m. [7]
And last week, a project official told Congress the schedule was undergoing further evaluation. [2]
In November 1800, over 200 years ago, the U.S. Congress first gathered in the first completed portion of the United States Capitol, the small, cramped north wing. [3]
Among the artifacts are a letter from George Washington to the Continental Congress reporting the defeat of the British at Yorktown, Franklin Roosevelt’s “Day of Infamy” speech and John Kennedy’s message to Congress proposing travel to the moon. [4]
The CVC contains three under-ground levels: a balcony level entrance, the Great Hall second level and a third restricted level for new Congressional offices and meeting rooms. [1]
Sources:
[1] United States Capitol Visitor Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
[2] WP: Capitol Visitor Center delayed - Washington Post (www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17529810)
[3] Project Information (www.aoc.gov/cvc/project_info/
[4] Capitol Visitor Center opens after delay, overrun - US and Canada … (www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27648214)
[5] Capitol Visitor Center (baucus.senate.gov/
[6] $621 million Capitol Visitor Center ready for O.C. tourists | capitol … (ocregister.com/articles/
[7] Welcome to the U.S. Capitol (www.visitthecapitol.gov)