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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2010
Page
12
Washingtons Capitol now features a Visitor Center opened in 2008 to streamline tours. Emancipation Hall houses the original plaster model of the Statue of Freedom. The center holds 5,000, with 1,500 per hour allowed by fire codes, reducing long outside waits.
A historical overview of the Capitol from 1793 to the present, noting the Capitol's growth, the Visitor Center addition, and changes after 9/11. It explains guided tours, eight ticket lines, online reservations, shorter wait times, frequent screenings, and visitor facilities like restrooms and a cafeteria.
The Capitol Visitor Center is three stories high mostly beneath the Capitol to keep the dome visible. It houses historic documents and objects about Congress, including Henry Clay’s inkstand, Lincoln’s coffin platform, and Washington’s cornerstone gavel. Emancipation Hall dominates the space and honors enslaved people who helped build the Capitol. The wall A More Perfect Union presents themes of Freedom Unity Knowledge Common Defense Exploration and General Welfare with items like Lewis and Clark maps and a Wright brothers patent drawing.
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