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The United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the U.S. Congress. Opened in 2008, it is located on 1st Street East below the landscaped tree-shaded grounds of the East Front of the Capitol and included the development of the surface plaza. Additional, transparent skylights also punctuate the surface plaza to allow light into the center. The complex contains 580,000 square feet (54,000 m²) of space below ground on three levels. The overall project's budget was $621 million dollars.

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2008 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
CVC; Capitol Visitor Center; Capitol Visitors Center; U.S. Capitol Visitor Center; US Capitol Visitor Center; United States Capitol Visitors Center
visitor center, legislative branch agency, architectural structure, United States, 

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2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008 United States Capitol Visitor Center

2008-12-02T00:00:00Z

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dedication

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Frameless

CVCSkylight

Capitol Visitor Center Plaza

Exhibition-Hall

Dome Wall of Aspirations

Virtual House Theater

Besucher am Eröffnungstag

Capitol Visitors Center NE Entrance

Capitol Visitors Center by Matthew Bisanz

Speaker Pelosi and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Speaker Pelosi and His Holiness the Dalai Lama (3987618387)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		CVCSkylight		Commons
commons	image		Capitol Visitor Center Plaza		Commons
commons	image		Exhibition-Hall		Commons
commons	image		Dome Wall of Aspirations		Commons
commons	image		Virtual House Theater		Commons
commons	image		Besucher am Eröffnungstag		Commons
commons	image		Capitol Visitors Center NE Entrance		Commons
commons	image		Capitol Visitors Center by Matthew Bisanz		Commons
commons	image		Speaker Pelosi and His Holiness the Dalai Lama		Commons
commons	image		Speaker Pelosi and His Holiness the Dalai Lama (3987618387)		Commons