Offered by Paper Toys.Com website and occupying thee printed sheets, this is the miniature paper model version of the U.S. Capitol Building.
The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the meeting place of the United States Congress and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Though no longer at the geographic center of the federal district, the Capitol forms the origin point for the district's street-numbering system and the district's four quadrants.
The original building was completed in 1800. It was partly destroyed in the 1814 burning of Washington, then was fully restored within five years. The building was later enlarged, with the addition of a massive dome, and extended wings with expanded chambers for the bicameral legislature, the House of Representatives in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing. Like the principal buildings of the executive and judicial branches, the Capitol is built in the neoclassic style and has a white exterior.
Both its east and west elevations are formally referred to as fronts, though only the east front was intended for the reception of visitors and dignitaries.
Oferecido pelo site Paper Toys.Com e ocupando três folhas impressas, esta é a versão em papel do Capitólio dos Estados Unidos da América.
O Capitólio dos Estados Unidos foi construído em 1800 e é o prédio que serve como centro legislativo do Estado americano. O Capitólio é o local de reunião do Congresso estadunidense, formado pelo Senado (câmara alta) e pela Câmara dos Representantes (câmara baixa).
O Capitólio fica localizado no bairro Capitol Hill em Washington, D.C. O edifício é destacado por sua cúpula central e por suas duas alas, cada qual para uma das câmaras do Congresso: na ala norte situa-se o Senado, enquanto na ala sul situa-se a Câmara dos Representantes. Acima destas câmaras encontram-se galerias a partir das quais os visitantes podem assistir as sessões.
A estátua sobre a cúpula é a Estátua da Liberdade.
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