rotunda

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Go the Capitol rotunda and look up at the dome, where Constantino Brumidi’s fresco The Apotheosis of Washington, painted during the Civil War, shows Washington in heaven, flanked by goddesses.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

And it incinerated his white-and-green stable with its stately central rotunda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

The crowd in the rotunda joined her in signing an a cappella version of America the Beautiful that ended with applause.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

The girls of the Menagerie entered through the rotunda doors in a wedge formation, their gowns glittering in the candlelight, the hoods of their capes shadowing their faces.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo