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Prayer room in the Capitol rotunda features altar and seats
A nondenominational meditation and prayer room exists off the Capitol rotunda. Decorated in blue, it includes a white oak altar with an open Bible, ten chairs, and two kneeling benches. The flag over Fort McHenry had 15 stars in the original design including Kentucky and Vermont.
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Capitol
Ft. McHenry
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Kentucky
Vermont