U.S. Capitol Building - Washington DC

The U.S. Capitol Building is a monument, a working office building, and one of the most recognizable symbols of democracy in the world, the American people and their government. It is also the meeting place of the nation's legislature.

The U.S. Capitol Building has a Central Dome above a Rotunda and a wing for each chamber of Congress: the north wing is the Senate chamber and the south wing is the House of Representatives chamber.