Washington's Tomb is an empty burial chamber two stories directly below the rotunda of the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. It was included in the original design of the building by
Washington's Tomb displaying the Lincoln catafalque, 2007
US Capitol rotunda outside
Lincoln catafalque
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The Lincoln catafalque is a catafalque constructed in 1865 to support the casket of Abraham Lincoln while the president's body lay in state in the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. The catafalque ha
Washington's Tomb (United States Capitol)
…in 1830. The then current owner of the property, his descendant John Washington, decided to build a new, more secure tomb on the site instead. The Lincoln catafalque, first used in April 1865 to support the casket of President Abraham Lincoln and then used for other ceremonial state funerals at the Capitol and White…
The Lincoln catafalque
A ceremonial Honor Guard prepares to move the flag-draped casket of former President Ronald Reagan during his state funeral in the Capitol rotunda
The catafalque being moved into the rotunda for Daniel Inouye's lying in state
Abraham Lincoln O 77 matte collodion print