Imininingwane Ethakazelisayo Nge-United States Capitol

Imvamisa kunephutha ngokuthi yi- Casa Blanca izivakashi zokuqala eWashington DC, i- ICapitol I-United States, noma nje iCapitol, iyikhaya le-United States Congress nezinhlaka zayo ezimbili zomthetho, i-US House of Representatives kanye ne-US Senate.

Emi eCapitol Hill empumalanga yeNational Mall, lobu buciko obubabazekayo nesakhiwo esihle sisenhlokodolobha yase-United States.

Kusukela ukwakhiwa kweCapitol kwaqala ngo-1793, yakhiwe, yashiswa, yakhiwa kabusha, yanwetshwa futhi yabuyiselwa kaningi ukwethula ababukeli ngesakhiwo esibaluleke kunazo zonke eMelika ezikhathini zanamuhla.

Futhi phakathi kwamaqiniso athakazelisa kakhulu futhi amnandi nge-United States Capitol kufanele:

• Kumamitha ayi-287, yizwe lesine ukuba ne-dome yokwakha ephakeme kakhulu emhlabeni. Kusetshenziswe amakhilogremu angu-173 wamatshe, izitini, ukhonkolo nensimbi ekwakhiweni kwayo.

• Isakhiwo seCapitol sehlukaniswe ngamaphiko amabili: uphiko olusenyakatho yigumbi leSenate, kanti iphiko laseningizimu yiNdlu YeNdlu Yabamele.

• Ukwakheka kwaleli bhilidi elibalulekile ngokomfanekiso kube ngumphumela womncintiswano onqotshwe ngumdwebi wamapulani, uWilliam Thornton.

• Ngenkathi iphiko leSenate laqedwa ngo-1800, iphiko lendlu lalingaphothulwa ngo-1811.

• Lesi sakhiwo sasinweba phakathi nawo-1850. Ingaphambili elingasempumalanga lesakhiwo saseCapitol laliklanywe ngabakhi bezakhiwo uCarrère noHastings, abaklama neSenate neNdlu yezakhiwo zamahhovisi.

• Esinye sezithombe ezivelele ngesethusi seKing Kamehameha esanikelwa yiHawaii esencike phezu kwedome eyaziwa ngokuthi 'Miss Liberty' esinesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-2,000 15 futhi esima ngamamitha ayi-XNUMX ubude.

• ICapitol ihlala endaweni engamahektha angama-274 ezungezwe izingadi, izindlela zomgwaqo, imigwaqo, amayunithi nezindawo zokutshala.

• INational Park Service yamemezela iCapitol njengeNational Historic Landmark ngoDisemba 19, 1960.