National Capitol Columns

Columns and pool

The National Capitol Columns are a monument in Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. It is an arrangement of twenty-two Corinthian columns that were a part of the United States Capitol from 1828 to 1958, placed amid 20 acres (8.1 ha) of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow.[1]

  1. ^ "National Capitol Columns". Official website. The United States National Arboretum. April 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2011.