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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|United States}}~~
	* ''[[Apotheosis of Democracy]]'' by [[Paul Wayland Bartlett]], a pediment on the east front of the House of Representatives Portico		* ''[[Apotheosis of Democracy]]'' by [[Paul Wayland Bartlett]], a pediment on the east front of the House of Representatives Portico
	* [[Congressional Prayer Room]]		* [[Congressional Prayer Room]]

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	===Design competition===		===Design competition===
	[[File:Capitol design by james diamond.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.9\|left\|Design for the U.S. Capitol, "An Elevation for a Capitol", by James Diamond was one of many submitted in the 1792 contest, but not selected.]]		[[File:Capitol design by james diamond.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.9\|left\|Design for the U.S. Capitol, "An Elevation for a Capitol", by James Diamond was one of many submitted in the 1792 contest, but not selected.]]
	[[File:U.S Congress 2021 West Wing.png\|thumb\|The west front in the afternoon (2021) ]]		[[File:U.S Congress 2021 West Wing.png\|thumb\|The west front in the afternoon (2021)]]

	In spring 1792, [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Thomas Jefferson]] proposed a design competition to solicit designs for the Capitol and the [[White House\|"President's House"]], and set a four-month deadline. The prize for the competition was $500 and a lot in the Federal City. At least ten individuals submitted designs for the Capitol; however the drawings were regarded as crude and amateurish, reflecting the level of architectural skill present in the United States at the time.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 13–15</ref> The most promising of the submissions was by [[Étienne Sulpice Hallet\|Stephen Hallet]], a trained French architect.<ref>Frary (1969), p. 28</ref> However, Hallet's designs were overly fancy, with too much French influence, and were deemed too costly.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 18</ref>		In spring 1792, [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Thomas Jefferson]] proposed a design competition to solicit designs for the Capitol and the [[White House\|"President's House"]], and set a four-month deadline. The prize for the competition was $500 and a lot in the Federal City. At least ten individuals submitted designs for the Capitol; however the drawings were regarded as crude and amateurish, reflecting the level of architectural skill present in the United States at the time.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 13–15</ref> The most promising of the submissions was by [[Étienne Sulpice Hallet\|Stephen Hallet]], a trained French architect.<ref>Frary (1969), p. 28</ref> However, Hallet's designs were overly fancy, with too much French influence, and were deemed too costly.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 18</ref>
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	* On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol. As President [[Andrew Jackson]] was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of [[South Carolina]] Representative [[Warren R. Davis]], [[Richard Lawrence (failed assassin)\|Richard Lawrence]], an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired. Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol which also misfired. It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the double misfiring.<ref name="AmericanHeritage.com">{{cite web \| title=Trying to Assassinate Andrew Jackson \| author=Jon Grinspan \| url=http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| access-date=November 11, 2008 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024234731/http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| archive-date=October 24, 2008 \| df=mdy-all }}</ref> Lawrence was then restrained, with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane, prompting his aides to restrain him. Others present, including [[Davy Crockett]], restrained and disarmed Lawrence.		* On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol. As President [[Andrew Jackson]] was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of [[South Carolina]] Representative [[Warren R. Davis]], [[Richard Lawrence (failed assassin)\|Richard Lawrence]], an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired. Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol which also misfired. It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the double misfiring.<ref name="AmericanHeritage.com">{{cite web \| title=Trying to Assassinate Andrew Jackson \| author=Jon Grinspan \| url=http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| access-date=November 11, 2008 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024234731/http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| archive-date=October 24, 2008 \| df=mdy-all }}</ref> Lawrence was then restrained, with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane, prompting his aides to restrain him. Others present, including [[Davy Crockett]], restrained and disarmed Lawrence.
	* On April 23, 1844, then House-Speaker [[John White (Kentucky politician)\|John White]] was involved in a physical confrontation on the House floor with Democratic Congressman [[George O. Rathbun]] of New York. White was delivering a speech in defense of Senator [[Henry Clay]], the [[Whig Party (United States)\|Whig]] nominee for President in that year's presidential election, and objected to a ruling from the Speaker denying him time to conclude his remarks. When Rathbun told White to be quiet, White confronted him and their disagreement lead to a fistfight between the two with dozens of their colleagues rushing to break up the fight. During the disturbance, an unknown visitor fired a pistol into the crowd, wounding a police officer. Both White and Rathbun subsequently apologized for their actions. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2sNp1l1pNroC&pg=PT81 Long, Kim. "''The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals & Dirty Politics'', (2008).] {{ISBN\|0307481344}}.</ref>		* On April 23, 1844, then House-Speaker [[John White (Kentucky politician)\|John White]] was involved in a physical confrontation on the House floor with Democratic Congressman [[George O. Rathbun]] of New York. White was delivering a speech in defense of Senator [[Henry Clay]], the [[Whig Party (United States)\|Whig]] nominee for President in that year's presidential election, and objected to a ruling from the Speaker denying him time to conclude his remarks. When Rathbun told White to be quiet, White confronted him and their disagreement lead to a fistfight between the two with dozens of their colleagues rushing to break up the fight. During the disturbance, an unknown visitor fired a pistol into the crowd, wounding a police officer. Both White and Rathbun subsequently apologized for their actions.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2sNp1l1pNroC&pg=PT81 Long, Kim. "''The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals & Dirty Politics'', (2008).] {{ISBN\|0307481344}}.</ref>
	* On July 2, 1915, prior to the United States' entry into [[World War I]], [[Eric Muenter]] (aka Frank Holt), a German professor who wanted to stop American support of the [[Allies of World War I]], exploded a bomb in the reception room of the U.S. Senate. The next morning he tried to assassinate [[J. P. Morgan Jr.]], son of [[J. P. Morgan\|the financier]], at his home on [[Long Island]], New York. [[J.P. Morgan & Co.\|J.P. Morgan's company]] served as Great Britain's principal U.S. purchasing agent for [[Ammunition\|munitions]] and other war supplies. In a letter to the ''[[Washington Star\|Washington Evening Star]]'' published after the explosion, Muenter, writing under an assumed name, said he hoped that the detonation would "make enough noise to be heard above the voices that clamor for war."		* On July 2, 1915, prior to the United States' entry into [[World War I]], [[Eric Muenter]] (aka Frank Holt), a German professor who wanted to stop American support of the [[Allies of World War I]], exploded a bomb in the reception room of the U.S. Senate. The next morning he tried to assassinate [[J. P. Morgan Jr.]], son of [[J. P. Morgan\|the financier]], at his home on [[Long Island]], New York. [[J.P. Morgan & Co.\|J.P. Morgan's company]] served as Great Britain's principal U.S. purchasing agent for [[Ammunition\|munitions]] and other war supplies. In a letter to the ''[[Washington Star\|Washington Evening Star]]'' published after the explosion, Muenter, writing under an assumed name, said he hoped that the detonation would "make enough noise to be heard above the voices that clamor for war."
	* In the [[1954 United States Capitol shooting]], Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on members of Congress from the visitors' gallery, injuring five representatives.		* In the [[1954 United States Capitol shooting]], Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on members of Congress from the visitors' gallery, injuring five representatives.

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	===Design competition===		===Design competition===
	[[File:Capitol design by james diamond.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.9\|left\|Design for the U.S. Capitol, "An Elevation for a Capitol", by James Diamond was one of many submitted in the 1792 contest, but not selected.]]		[[File:Capitol design by james diamond.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.9\|left\|Design for the U.S. Capitol, "An Elevation for a Capitol", by James Diamond was one of many submitted in the 1792 contest, but not selected.]]
	[[File:U.S Congress 2021 West Wing.png\|thumb\|The west front in the afternoon (2021) ]]		[[File:U.S Congress 2021 West Wing.png\|thumb\|The west front in the afternoon (2021)]]

	In spring 1792, [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Thomas Jefferson]] proposed a design competition to solicit designs for the Capitol and the [[White House\|"President's House"]], and set a four-month deadline. The prize for the competition was $500 and a lot in the Federal City. At least ten individuals submitted designs for the Capitol; however the drawings were regarded as crude and amateurish, reflecting the level of architectural skill present in the United States at the time.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 13–15</ref> The most promising of the submissions was by [[Étienne Sulpice Hallet\|Stephen Hallet]], a trained French architect.<ref>Frary (1969), p. 28</ref> However, Hallet's designs were overly fancy, with too much French influence, and were deemed too costly.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 18</ref>		In spring 1792, [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Thomas Jefferson]] proposed a design competition to solicit designs for the Capitol and the [[White House\|"President's House"]], and set a four-month deadline. The prize for the competition was $500 and a lot in the Federal City. At least ten individuals submitted designs for the Capitol; however the drawings were regarded as crude and amateurish, reflecting the level of architectural skill present in the United States at the time.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 13–15</ref> The most promising of the submissions was by [[Étienne Sulpice Hallet\|Stephen Hallet]], a trained French architect.<ref>Frary (1969), p. 28</ref> However, Hallet's designs were overly fancy, with too much French influence, and were deemed too costly.<ref>Allen (2001), p. 18</ref>
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	* On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol. As President [[Andrew Jackson]] was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of [[South Carolina]] Representative [[Warren R. Davis]], [[Richard Lawrence (failed assassin)\|Richard Lawrence]], an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired. Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol which also misfired. It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the double misfiring.<ref name="AmericanHeritage.com">{{cite web \| title=Trying to Assassinate Andrew Jackson \| author=Jon Grinspan \| url=http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| access-date=November 11, 2008 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024234731/http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| archive-date=October 24, 2008 \| df=mdy-all }}</ref> Lawrence was then restrained, with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane, prompting his aides to restrain him. Others present, including [[Davy Crockett]], restrained and disarmed Lawrence.		* On January 30, 1835, what is believed to be the first attempt to kill a sitting President of the United States occurred just outside the United States Capitol. As President [[Andrew Jackson]] was leaving the Capitol out of the East Portico after the funeral of [[South Carolina]] Representative [[Warren R. Davis]], [[Richard Lawrence (failed assassin)\|Richard Lawrence]], an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson which misfired. Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol which also misfired. It has since been postulated that the moisture from the humid weather of the day contributed to the double misfiring.<ref name="AmericanHeritage.com">{{cite web \| title=Trying to Assassinate Andrew Jackson \| author=Jon Grinspan \| url=http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| access-date=November 11, 2008 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024234731/http://www.americanheritage.com/people/articles/web/20070130-richard-lawrence-andrew-jackson-assassination-warren-r-davis.shtml \| archive-date=October 24, 2008 \| df=mdy-all }}</ref> Lawrence was then restrained, with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane, prompting his aides to restrain him. Others present, including [[Davy Crockett]], restrained and disarmed Lawrence.
	* On April 23, 1844, then House-Speaker [[John White (Kentucky politician)\|John White]] was involved in a physical confrontation on the House floor with Democratic Congressman [[George O. Rathbun]] of New York. White was delivering a speech in defense of Senator [[Henry Clay]], the [[Whig Party (United States)\|Whig]] nominee for President in that year's presidential election, and objected to a ruling from the Speaker denying him time to conclude his remarks. When Rathbun told White to be quiet, White confronted him and their disagreement lead to a fistfight between the two with dozens of their colleagues rushing to break up the fight. During the disturbance, an unknown visitor fired a pistol into the crowd, wounding a police officer. Both White and Rathbun subsequently apologized for their actions. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2sNp1l1pNroC&pg=PT81 Long, Kim. "''The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals & Dirty Politics'', (2008).] {{ISBN\|0307481344}}.</ref>		* On April 23, 1844, then House-Speaker [[John White (Kentucky politician)\|John White]] was involved in a physical confrontation on the House floor with Democratic Congressman [[George O. Rathbun]] of New York. White was delivering a speech in defense of Senator [[Henry Clay]], the [[Whig Party (United States)\|Whig]] nominee for President in that year's presidential election, and objected to a ruling from the Speaker denying him time to conclude his remarks. When Rathbun told White to be quiet, White confronted him and their disagreement lead to a fistfight between the two with dozens of their colleagues rushing to break up the fight. During the disturbance, an unknown visitor fired a pistol into the crowd, wounding a police officer. Both White and Rathbun subsequently apologized for their actions.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2sNp1l1pNroC&pg=PT81 Long, Kim. "''The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals & Dirty Politics'', (2008).] {{ISBN\|0307481344}}.</ref>
	* On July 2, 1915, prior to the United States' entry into [[World War I]], [[Eric Muenter]] (aka Frank Holt), a German professor who wanted to stop American support of the [[Allies of World War I]], exploded a bomb in the reception room of the U.S. Senate. The next morning he tried to assassinate [[J. P. Morgan Jr.]], son of [[J. P. Morgan\|the financier]], at his home on [[Long Island]], New York. [[J.P. Morgan & Co.\|J.P. Morgan's company]] served as Great Britain's principal U.S. purchasing agent for [[Ammunition\|munitions]] and other war supplies. In a letter to the ''[[Washington Star\|Washington Evening Star]]'' published after the explosion, Muenter, writing under an assumed name, said he hoped that the detonation would "make enough noise to be heard above the voices that clamor for war."		* On July 2, 1915, prior to the United States' entry into [[World War I]], [[Eric Muenter]] (aka Frank Holt), a German professor who wanted to stop American support of the [[Allies of World War I]], exploded a bomb in the reception room of the U.S. Senate. The next morning he tried to assassinate [[J. P. Morgan Jr.]], son of [[J. P. Morgan\|the financier]], at his home on [[Long Island]], New York. [[J.P. Morgan & Co.\|J.P. Morgan's company]] served as Great Britain's principal U.S. purchasing agent for [[Ammunition\|munitions]] and other war supplies. In a letter to the ''[[Washington Star\|Washington Evening Star]]'' published after the explosion, Muenter, writing under an assumed name, said he hoped that the detonation would "make enough noise to be heard above the voices that clamor for war."
	* In the [[1954 United States Capitol shooting]], Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on members of Congress from the visitors' gallery, injuring five representatives.		* In the [[1954 United States Capitol shooting]], Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on members of Congress from the visitors' gallery, injuring five representatives.

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