Architect of the Capitol employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements, landscape features and more.

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Federal Vases

This pair of bronze vases, which artist Horatio Stone entitled "Ecce Homo" and "Freedom," have been variously referred to as "Philosophy" and "Invention," or more simply as the Federal Vases.

First Capitol Inauguration, 1829

Andrew Jackson, the first president to be inaugurated outdoors at the Capitol, is shown taking the oath from Chief Justice John Marshall.

Artifacts on a table.

First Cornerstone

Contemporary Masonic practice included the laying of an inscribed metal plate along with a cornerstone.

Flight 93 Memorial Plaque

Congress authorized this memorial plaque to commemorate the heroic acts carried out by the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.

Florence R. Sabin Statue

This statue of Florence Sabin was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Colorado in 1959.