United States Capitol

===War of 1812===
{{See also|Burning of Washington}}
[[File:US Capitol 1814c.jpg|thumb|An 1814 portrait by [[George Munger (artist)|George Munger]] of the U.S. Capitol after the [[burning of Washington]] by the [[British Army]] during the [[War of 1812]]]]
Not long after the completion of both wings, the Capitol was [[Burning of Washington|partially burned]] by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] on August 24, 1814, during the [[War of 1812]].

[[George Bomford]] and [[Joseph Gardner Swift]], both military engineers, were called upon to help rebuild the Capitol. Reconstruction began in 1815 and included redesigned chambers for both Senate and House wings (now sides), which were completed by 1819. During the reconstruction, Congress met in the [[Old Brick Capitol]], a temporary structure financed by local investors. Construction continued through to 1826, with the addition of the center section with front steps and columned portico and an interior [[United States Capitol rotunda|Rotunda]] rising above the first low dome of the Capitol. Latrobe is principally connected with the original construction and many innovative interior features; his successor Bulfinch also played a major role, such as design of the first low dome covered in copper.