June 2000 (interior photos) & May 2003 (exterior photos)
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A view of the front of the Capitol, with the Reflecting Pool in the foreground.
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A view of the Capitol from the northwest corner of the building. |
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A view of the Capitol Dome, through the trees on the north lawn of the Capitol Grounds.
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A view of the Capitol Dome, through the trees on the north lawn of the Capitol Grounds. |
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The Summerhouse, off the northwest corner of the Capitol, is a small brick structure which was constructed between 1879 and 1881.
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Each state is allowed two statues as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol. One of Wisconsin's two statues is that of Father Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary who, along with fur trader Louis Jolliet, led the first group of Europeans to explore what is now Wisconsin.
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Statues of Thomas Jefferson (left) and George Washington (right) in the Rotunda of the Capitol. While the Washington statue is part of the National Statuary Hall Collection, the Jefferson statue is not. |
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A statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda of the Capitol. This statue is not part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. |
