United States Capitol (original design and completion)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Capitol_(original_design_and_completion)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:building
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Charles_Bulfinch
gptkb:William_Thornton
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1793
gptkbp:contains gptkb:House_of_Representatives_chamber
gptkb:Rotunda
gptkb:Senate_chamber
National Statuary Hall
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:function gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:groundbreakingDate September 18, 1793
gptkbp:house gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Capitol (original design and completion)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:originalCornerstoneLaidBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:originalDesign central dome with two wings
gptkbp:originalDesignCompetitionWinner gptkb:William_Thornton
gptkbp:originalDesignYear 1792
gptkbp:originalDomeMaterial copper
wood
gptkbp:originalHouseChamberCompleted 1807
gptkbp:originalMaterials gptkb:brick
gptkb:stone
wood
gptkbp:originalRotundaCompleted 1824
gptkbp:originalSenateChamberCompleted 1800
gptkbp:originalStatuaryHallCompleted 1819
gptkbp:originalWings north wing
south wing
gptkbp:purpose seat of the United States Congress
gptkbp:style Neoclassical
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1826
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_Bulfinch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5