My family visited when I was in 2nd grade on Spring Break, and I remember the rotunda was so large and full of artwork. When we visited again on July 26, 2011, we had a guided tour led by the staff of Representative Danny Davis's Office. At that age, I could appreciate the experience more, and we went more in-depth. We started at his office in the Rayburn House Office Building, and then went through an underground passageway into the Capitol Visitors' Center, which had a great museum.
In the lower level, we all stood at the spot that marks the center of the US Capitol and the address system for Washington, D.C. We then went into the rotunda where I admired the artwork once more. We also saw then-Speaker John Boehner. We walked around in other areas, including the Statuary Hall. We even went into the House Chamber to sit in on a few minutes of the House session.
There's something magnificent about the building, the site of important government functions. Moving beyond the fickle nature of politics today, it's amazing to simply marvel at the bulding itself and appreciate what it says about who we are.
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