Iinkcukacha ezinomdla malunga ne-United States Capitol

Rhoqo kuphazanyiswa ukuba ngu Casa Blanca ziindwendwe zokuqala ukuya eWashington DC, ICapitol I-United States, okanye i-Capitol ngokulula, likhaya le-United States Congress kunye nemibutho yayo emibini yowiso-mthetho, yiNdlu yabameli base-US kunye ne-US Senate.

Bume kwiCapitol Hill kwimpuma yeNational Mall, obu bugcisa bunomtsalane kunye nesakhiwo esihle sime kwikomkhulu laseMelika.

Oko ukwakhiwa kweCapitol kwaqala ngo-1793, sele yakhiwe, yatshiswa, yakhiwa ngokutsha, yandiswa, kwaye yabuyiselwa amatyeli aliqela ukubonisa ababukeli ngesona sakhiwo sibalulekileyo eMelika kula maxesha anamhlanje.

Kwaye phakathi kwezona zinto zinomdla kwaye ziyonwabisa malunga ne-United States Capitol kufuneka:

• Kwiimitha ezingama-287, lilizwe lesine ukuba nelona dome liphezulu lokwakha emhlabeni. Iipawundi ezili-173 zezigidi zamatye, izitena, ikhonkrithi kunye nentsimbi zazisetyenziswa kulwakhiwo lwayo.

• Isakhiwo seCapitol sahlulwe sangamaphiko amabini: iphiko lasemantla ligumbi leNdlu yeeNgwevu, ngelixa iphiko lasezantsi liyiNdlu yeNdlu yabameli.

Isakhiwo sesi sakhiwo sibaluleke kangaka sisiphumo sokhuphiswano olwaphunyelelwa ngumzobi we-amateur, uWilliam Thornton.

• Ngelixa iphiko leNdlu yeeNgwevu lagqitywa ngonyaka we-1800, iphiko lendlu laligqitywa ngo-1811.

• Isakhiwo besisanda nge-1850s. Umphambili ongasempuma wesakhiwo seCapitol wayilwa ngabayili bezakhiwo uCarrère noHastings, abayila iNdlu yeeNgwevu kunye neNdlu yezakhiwo zeofisi.

• Omnye wemifanekiso eqingqiweyo lubhedu lukaKing Kamehameha olwalunikelwe yiHawaii olungqiyame ngaphezulu kwedome eyaziwa ngokuba yi-'Miss Liberty 'enobunzima obuziikhilogram ezingama-2,000 15 kwaye ubude buziimitha ezili-XNUMX ubude.

• ICapitol ihleli kumhlaba ozihektare ezingama-274 ejikelezwe ziigadi, iipavumente, izitrato, iiyunithi kunye neendawo zokutyala.

• INkonzo yeSizwe yePaki yabhengeza iCapitol njengeNdawo ephawuleka kakhulu ngeMbali yeSizwe ngomhla we-19 kuDisemba, 1960.