Old Senate Chamber
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The Old Senate Chamber is a room in the United States Capitol that was the legislative chamber of the United States Senate from 1810 to 1859 and served as the Supreme Court chamber from 1860 until 193
The restored Old Senate Chamber
View of Chamber from southwest
Famous political cartoon of Brooks' attack on Sumner by J.L. Magee
The Old Senate Chamber was reconfigured for use by the Supreme Court between 1860 and 1935.
United States Capitol
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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill
Old Senate Chamber
…The Old Senate Chamber is a room in the United States Capitol that was the legislative chamber of the United States Senate from 1810 to 1859 and served as the Supreme Court chamber from 1860 until 1935. It was…
The west front of the U.S. Capitol in 2007
The west front of the United States Capitol in 2024
William Thornton's approved design for the Capitol, 1793
1800 painting of the Capitol