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OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

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“Magnolia Order” (detail), by B. Henry Latrobe, 1809

“Magnolia Order” (detail), by B. Henry Latrobe, 1809

 

“Magnolia Order” (detail), by B. Henry Latrobe, 1809

Latrobe designed column capitals with magnolia flowers and leaves for a visitor’s gallery overlooking the Senate Chamber. The columns did not survive the burning of the Capitol in 1814.

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History of Congress and the Capitol