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Capitol Project view detail comment email this

Take a virtual tour of The Capitol or The Mall in Washington, D.C., or read essays on special historical topics in The Nation . View monuments, buildings, statues, frescoes, portraits, and more, along with brief descriptions and information about historical context. The graphics archive, arranged alphabetically, is an extensive collection of items currently being displayed or in storage. Searchable.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/cap_home.html
Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, History

Last updated Jun 4, 2007


The City Beautiful Movement view detail comment email this

Overview of the problems that cities faced at the end of the 19th century and the rise of the "City Beautiful" movement. "The first organized expression of the City Beautiful movement as a means of beautification and social control" was the 1901 plan for Washington, D.C., designed by Daniel Burnham. Includes an analysis of the successes and failures of both the plan and the movement, as well as a bibliography.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/CITYBEAUTIFUL/city.html
Topics: Architecture by Place, Social Science

Last updated Jun 23, 2009


A Design for the East Building view detail comment email this

Companion to a 1998 exhibition that "explored the evolution of architectural plans for the East Building" of the National Gallery of Art, which was designed by the architect I.M. Pei. Includes an online presentation centering on the conceptual drawings and 3-D model for the building, a teaching activity, virtual tour of the building, audio tour, and audio of the building dedication speech. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/collection/20th_info.shtm
Topics: Architecture by Place

Last updated Apr 30, 2009


Greetings From the Smithsonian: A Postcard History of the Smithsonian Institution view detail comment email this

Dozens of postcards tracing the history of the Smithsonian Institution buildings and The Mall in Washington, D.C. Buildings include the first building (also known at the Castle), Art & Industries Building, National Museum of Natural History, Freer Gallery of Art, Patent Office Building (now American Art and Portrait Gallery), and National Museum of American History. Also includes a chronology of the picture postcard, covering the divided back and linen periods. From the Smithsonian's archives.
http://siarchives.si.edu/history/exhibits/postcard/
Topics: Architecture by Place, Collectors & Collecting

Last updated Apr 16, 2009


National Capitol Parks-Central (NACC) view detail comment email this

Part of the National Park Service, NACC "preserves and interprets more than a dozen ... areas including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site," and the National Mall, all in Washington, D.C. The site describes these and other monuments, memorials, and historic locations. Includes a history and timeline of the Mall and an events calendar.
http://www.nps.gov/nacc/
Topics: Architecture by Place, History, National Parks & Forests

Last updated Jun 11, 2003


Russell Senate Office Building, 1909-2009 view detail comment email this

History of the Senate Office Building, which "officially opened on Friday, March 5, 1909, one day after the presidential inauguration of William Howard Taft," and which was named in 1972 after Senator Richard B. Russell. An illustrated presentation covers the origins of and inspirations for the building, construction timeline and themes, the building's Caucus Room, and changes to and growth of the building. From the United States Senate.
http://www.senate.gov/RSOB/
Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Federal (U.S.) Government

Last updated May 11, 2009


Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation view detail comment email this

This online exhibit describes the planning and building of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Features images (lithographs and engravings) from the original design competition, as well as early drawings of the completed structure and the building's subsequent extension at the end of the Civil War. From the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/us.capitol/s0.html
Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Federal (U.S.) Government

Last updated Aug 31, 2004


U. S. Capitol Virtual Tour view detail comment email this

This site "includes panorama views and historical information about the rooms of the U.S. Capitol, as well as, information about the objects found in those rooms." From the United States Senate.
http://www.senate.gov/vtour/
Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Federal (U.S.) Government

Last updated Aug 7, 2005


The United States Capitol view detail comment email this

The history, architecture, and function of the building that houses the United States Congress. Maintained by the Architect of the Capitol, this accessible and well-organized site provides detailed information on this historic building's architectural features, Frederick Law Olmsted's landmark Capitol grounds, and its notable art collection.
http://www.aoc.gov/
Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Federal (U.S.) Government

Last updated Feb 7, 2000


Washington As It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959 view detail comment email this

A collection of over 14,000 photographs documenting "the architecture and social life of the Washington [D.C.] metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government buildings, as well as street scenes and views of neighborhoods." Searchable by keywords, and browsable by subject. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/horydczak/
Topics: Architecture by Place, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography, U.S. History By Place

Last updated Feb 19, 2007




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