exactly 100 years ago, the tomb of the boy king tutankhamun was discovered underneath the desert close to the town of luxor. the team had been digging for years and were right on the verge of giving up when the top of a set of ancient steps appeared in the sand and, lo and behold, this is what they saw. i mean, look at it incredible, absolutely astonishing. and when the archaeologists did come here, they didn t just find his remains. they found ornaments, jewellery, paintings, bits of chariots, trumpets, perfume, and even wine. tutankhamun wasn t the most influential or best known of the pharaohs, and his tomb isn t the biggest or the most spectacular, but the find was a sensation in 1922 and made headlines around the world.
this is called washington s tomb. it s one level below the crypt here at the capitol. now this is where george washington was supposed to be bury along with his wife, martha, but he made it clear he didn t want to be buried here, he wanted to be at the family home at mt. vernon. that is where he was buried, but even though there s no body here, this place is still under lock and key. and the tomb isn t the only secret the capitol keeps underground. i think most are familiar with the or nato spaces of the capitol on the upper floors by the rotunda. down below there is an intricate system of hallways and tunnels where you could easily get lost. for example, the speaker of the house travels around here all time. now originally, this was built or these were built so the people who worked at the congress could avoid the nasty weather in washington. no frills down here. house committee on au appropriations, this way.