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Title
United States Capitol
Subject
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Description
This drawing shows the Capitol before its destruction in 1814. It was apparently drawn afterwards from memory by Latrobe, who was Architect of the Capitol from 1803-1811 and again from 1815-1817. Most of the fine decorative work which Latrobe directed was destroyed by the British, but his use of vaulted arches as a building technique may have helped prevent the total destruction of the building.
Creator
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Source
Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. View original.
Date
after 1814