rotunda

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He turns and gives her a smile after delivering that line inside the Capitol rotunda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“President Kennedy, who at one point worked as a senator in this building and would often walk through this very rotunda, once said, ‘In a democracy, every citizen, regardless of interest in politics, holds office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

It was the coldest inauguration day in 45 years, meaning that the planned outdoor ceremony had to be scrapped and moved inside of the Capitol’s rotunda, which holds considerably fewer people.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Given the limited space in the rotunda, an overflow room was set up in the Capitol Visitor Center.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

He motioned for the others to follow him and slipped around the circumference of the rotunda.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein