United States Botanic Garden
The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a botanical garden on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., near the James A. Garfield Monument.
U.S. Botanical Garden in 2017
Exterior of Botanical Gardens in the 1880s
United States Botanic Garden, 1867
The Conservatory today
The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of the legislative branch of the federal government and is accountable to the United States Congress and the Supreme Court. Both the agency and the head of the agency are called "Architect of the Capitol". The head of the agency is appointed to a 10-year term by the president of the United States, confirmed by the United States Senate, and is accountable to the president.
Western front of the U.S. Capitol
Capitol Complex (in foreground) looking toward the National Mall (2007).
Image: Flickr US Capitol Dr. William Thornton
Image: Flickr US Capitol Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1)