Editing United States Capitol (section)

== Interior ==

=== Capitol rotunda ===
[[File:Capitol rotunda.JPG|thumb|Capitol rotunda]]
[[File:Us capitol western front.JPG|left|thumb|West front of the United States Capitol, as seen in D.C.]]
The Capitol building is marked by its central dome above a rotunda in the central section of the structure which also includes the smaller center flanked by the two smaller wings (inner north and inner south) containing the two original smaller meeting chambers for the Senate and the House of Representatives and then flanked by two further extended wings, one also for each chamber of Congress: the new north wing is the Senate chamber and the new south wing is the House of Representatives chamber. Above these newer chambers are galleries where visitors can watch the Senate and House of Representatives. It is an example of neoclassical architecture.

Tunnels and internal subways connect the Capitol building with the Congressional office buildings in the Capitol Complex. All rooms in the Capitol are designated as either S (for Senate) or H (for House), depending on whether they are in the Senate or House wing of the Capitol.
[[File:Statuary hall.JPG|left|thumb|Statuary Hall, viewed from the south.]]

=== Statuary Hall ===
The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the curved perimeter. It is located immediately south of the Rotunda. The Hall is built in the shape of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

=== House of Representatives Chamber ===
[[File:Us house chambers.JPG|thumb|200x200px|U.S. House Chamber]]
The House of Representatives Chamber, located in the South wing of the Capitol, has 448 permanent seats. Unlike senators, representatives do not have assigned seats. The chamber is large enough to accommodate members of all three branches of the federal government and invited guests for joint sessions of Congress such as the State of the Union speech and other events.

The Chamber is adorned with relief portraits of famous lawmakers and lawgivers throughout history. The United States national motto "In God We Trust" is written over the tribune below the clock and above the United States flag.
[[File:Us senate chambers.JPG|left|thumb|U.S. Senate Chamber]]

=== Senate Chamber ===
The Senate Chamber, located in the North wing of the Capitol serves as the legislative chamber of the United States Senate, and is a rectangular two-story room with 100 individual desks, one per Senator, on a multi-tiered semicircular platform facing a central rostrum in the front of the room. The Senate floor itself is overlooked on all four sides by a gallery on the second floor.