美国国会大厦

Facts About the U.S.Capitol Building

国会大厦坐落于华盛顿特区,是美国国会的所在地。国会大厦最早的图纸是由威廉姆·桑顿博士绘制的。现在大厦顶部的圆顶屋是由托马斯·U·沃尔特设计的,但总共有11位建筑师为这栋建筑作出了贡献。这座建筑位于美国首都中心华盛顿国家广场一端,它已经有两百多年的悠久历史。

The Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., and is the home to Congress.The original design for the Capitol Building was drawn by Dr. William Thornton and the current dome3 on the Capitol was designed by Thomas U. Walter. But there have been 11 architects4 of the Capitol who have all made contributions to the building.