United States Capitol

===Grounds===
{{See also|United States Capitol Complex}}
[[File:Aerial view of the Capitol Hill.jpg|thumb|A 2004 aerial view of the [[United States Capitol Complex|Capitol Grounds]] from the west]]
[[File:U.S. Capitol grounds magnolias in March 2020.jpg|thumb|[[Magnolia]]s bloom on the Capitol Grounds in March 2020]]
The [[United States Capitol Complex|Capitol Grounds]] cover approximately 274 acres (1.11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), with the grounds proper consisting mostly of lawns, walkways, streets, drives, and planting areas. Several monumental sculptures used to be located on the east facade and lawn of the Capitol including ''[[The Rescue (statue)|The Rescue]]'' and ''[[George Washington (Greenough)|George Washington]]''. The current grounds were designed by noted American [[landscape architect]] [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], who planned the expansion and landscaping performed from 1874 to 1892. In 1875, as one of his first recommendations, Olmsted proposed the construction of the [[marble]] [[Terrace garden|terraces]] on the north, west, and south sides of the building that exist today.

Olmsted also designed the Summerhouse, the open-air brick building that sits just north of the Capitol. Three [[arch]]es open into the [[hexagon]]al structure, which encloses a fountain and twenty-two brick chairs. A fourth wall holds a small window which looks onto an artificial [[grotto]]. Built between 1879 and 1881, the Summerhouse was intended to answer complaints that visitors to the Capitol had no place to sit and no place to obtain water for their horses and themselves. Modern [[drinking fountain]]s have since replaced Olmsted's fountain for the latter purpose. Olmsted intended to build a second, matching Summerhouse on the southern side of the Capitol, but congressional objections led to the project's cancellation.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-grounds/summerhouse
|title=Summerhouse
|website=Architect of the Capitol
|access-date=2019-08-20
}}</ref>