Underestimated. I have heard an architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d. C. As a sequel to the Virginia State capitol back here in richmond. We start with our First Political center in jamestown, the oldest englishspeaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. There are multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. Then when we moved to williamsburg we build and capitol in the english tradition. That burned down and we rebuilt the second one. It was the second capitol and williamsburg we left behind when we moved to richmond during the revolutionary war. Interestingly, mr. Jefferson, who introduced the bill to relocate to jefferson, of the time we made the move he was serving as governor and i to oversee the process. If you think of the capitol as an essay in architecture, the primary author was thomas jefferson. At the time we were getting ready to break ground for a new public building in richmond in 17
Mr. Greenough we are inside a working public building that has hosted the longest working elected active legislature today. Since we are the First American State Capitol to open after the American Revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern era, its influence on other State Capitols, county courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d. C. , cannot be underestimated. In fact, i have heard an architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d. C. , as a sequel to the virginia State Capitol back here in richmond. We start with our First Political center at jamestown, the oldest englishspeaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. There were multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. Then when we moved to williamsburg, we built a capitol in the english tradition. It burned down in the middle of the 1700s. We built a second one. It was the sec
Hosted the u. S. House of senate,tatives, u. S. And the library of congress. Enator mcconnell senator mcconnell takes us behind the scenes into the Republican Leaders Conference Room and his private office. And he recalls his own political career and the historic moments. N which he participated we are in the United States capitol in the senate wing and a tour by theven majority leader himself. Fork you, senator mcconnell opening you have this week to us. Where are we in the capitol now . Senator mcconnell we are not in the senate wing, which is further down. We are in the main happen toll. Came down from philadelphia in the summer of the capitol looked quite different at that point. The two wings were added right there the civil war during 1850s. But this particular space like the capitol has its own history. That know that during general period they began to develop what subsequently came as the library of congress in this particular space. The been the office of republican leader of
Senator mitch mcconnell. We hear about Historic Events that occurred in what is now the Republican Leaders suite. Posted hosted the house of representatives, the u. S. Senate, and library of congress. Senator mcconnell takes us behind the scenes into the Republican Leaders Conference Room and private office. He recalls his own political career in the historic moments in which he participated. Host we are in the United States capitol in the senate wing and about to be given a tour by the majority leader himself. Thank you, senator mcconnell for opening you have this week to us. Where are we in the capitol right now . Senator mcconnell we are not in the senate wing, which is further down. We are in the main capital. The government came down from philadelphia in the summer of 1800 and the capitol looked quite different at that point. The two wings were added right before the civil war during the 1850s. But this particular space like every space in the capitol has its own history. We do kn
And he recalls his own political career and the historic moments in which he participated. We are in the United States capitol in the senate wing and about to be given a tour by the majority leader himself. Thank you, senator mcconnell for opening up the suite to us. Where are we in the capitol right now . Senator mcconnell we are not in the senate wing, which is further down. We are in the main happen toll. The main government came down from the philadelphia in the summer of 1800, and the capitol looked quite different at that point. The two wings were added right before the civil war during the 1850s. But this particular space, like every space in the capital has , its own history. We do know that during that general period they began to , develop what subsequently came known as the library of congress in this particular space. Its been the office of the republican leader of the senate, whoever that is whether we are , in the majority or minority, since probably the 1950s. But before