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cool facts about the capitol building
1.there is a subway in the capitol
2.there were plans for the first president was bury under the build
3. There used to be a law in place that restricted any building in D.C. from being built taller than the Captiol
4.The statue that sits atop the dome is called the Statue of Freedom
5.The famous dome we know today wasn't added to the building until the 1850s -
washington monument
1.The Cover of the monument was made out of marble from Maryland.
2.The original elevator ride to the top took 20 minutes. Only men were allowed in the elevator as it was thought to be unsafe. Women and Children had to climb all 897 stairs.
3.There are 50 flags surrounding the building representing each state.
4.No building in Washington D.C. is allowed to be taller than Washington Monument.
5.In 1982 a nuclear arms protester threatened to blow up the Washington Monument. The protester got shot -
the smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution is home to some 137 million objects, artworks and specimens.
