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| Visiting the tree is free and open to the public. No ticket required.
History & Discoveries
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| To commemorate the birthday of our nation's 20th president, we are highlighting several pieces of art featuring or including Garfield at the U.S. Capitol.
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| The popular annual holiday display "Season's Greening" returns to the U.S. Botanic Garden starting Thanksgiving Day! This year's theme of "Dino-Mite!" celebrates the model train show featuring dinosaurs, animals, and plants of the Cretaceous period.
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| The AOC OIG promotes the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of operations and programs. It conducts independent audits and investigations, reviews existing and proposed legislation and regulations, recommends policies to enhance economy and efficiency and detects and prevents fraud and abuse.
Programs & Events
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By Jim Kaufmann
| Follow along as we travel to the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to select the 2025 U.S. Capitol tree for the holiday season.
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| The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) plays a vital role in the congressional moves process every two years, requiring coordination across the Capitol campus to ensure a successful start for each new Congress.
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| Bronze plaques in the floor of National Statuary Hall honor the eight members who served in the House of Representatives while it met here from 1819 to 1857 and also served as president of the United States.
Behind the Scenes
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By Madeleine Lucchetti
| The AOC's Capitol Building Sheet Metal Shop craftspeople utilize traditional, handheld tools alongside current technologies to shape, fit and repair metalworks.
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| Articles include spotlights on the Capitol Building Sheet Metal Shop and the congressional move process.
Behind the Scenes
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By Thomas Hatzenbuhler
| Understanding light and how it works is an important aspect of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) Photography and Technical Imaging Branch day-to-day operations.
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| Inventor Robert Fulton is seated in his studio, looking out at the palisades of the Hudson River and his steamboat; a portrait of Benjamin West, with whom Fulton studied painting, rests to his left on an easel.
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| Kentia palms, approximately five to six feet in height, are available to Senators and Representatives for rent for special events that are held on Capitol Hill.
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By Sarah Davis
| The lyrics of this patriotic song are found easily at the U.S. Capitol.
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By AOC Staff
| The annual concert celebrating Independence Day will be broadcast live from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Here's what to know before you go.
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| Bands representing different branches of the military will perform weeknights at the U.S. Capitol.
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| Here's what to know before you go to the annual National Memorial Day Concert at the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, May 25.
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| The AOC has received the AGA's prestigious Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting (CEAR) for its Fiscal Year 2024 Performance and Accountability Report.
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| Celebrating the men and women of the United States Capitol Police who put their lives on the line to protect America's beacon of democracy.
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| This tree honors the 168 people who lost their lives, the heroic first responders, and all others who were impacted by the April 19, 1995, attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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| Two trees from the original 1912 gift from Japan were transplanted to the Library of Congress in 1922.