Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=CYMbNutAzB3 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The U.S. Capitol Rotunda is a large, domed, circular ceremonial room [HGFsW2h3fs8] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 2026 EDT The U.S. Capitol Rotunda is a large, domed, circular ceremonial room located in the center of the United States Capitol on the second floor. Measuring 96 feet in diameter and soaring 180 feet high to the canopy of the dome, it serves as the symbolic and physical heart of the building. Architecture and DesignBuilt between 1818 and 1824 and designed to recall the ancient Roman Pantheon. Features curved sandstone walls, fluted Doric pilasters, and a floor of concentric rings of waxed Seneca Sandstone. Topped by the famous 4,664-square-foot canopy fresco The Apotheosis of Washington painted by Constantino Brumidi. j3UO0CvTDfj avVCm2P2lFl YrLSfAnqxCU eBO44O6rC28
The U.S. Capitol Rotunda is a large, domed, circular ceremonial room located in the center of the United States Capitol on the second floor. Measuring 96 feet in diameter and soaring 180 feet high to the canopy of the dome, it serves as the symbolic and physical heart of the building. Architecture and DesignBuilt between 1818 and 1824 and designed to recall the ancient Roman Pantheon. Features curved sandstone walls, fluted Doric pilasters, and a floor of concentric rings of waxed Seneca Sandstone. Topped by the famous 4,664-square-foot canopy fresco The Apotheosis of Washington painted by Constantino Brumidi. j3UO0CvTDfj avVCm2P2lFl YrLSfAnqxCU eBO44O6rC28