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CAPITOL HILL

Soon after the Constitution was ratified in 1788, cultural development are everywhere, from
America’s seat of government began to take its federal buildings to its centers of commerce,
root on Capitol Hill. The site was chosen in shops, and restaurants, as well as its multi­
1791 from 10 acres that were ceded by the cultural residential areas.
state of Maryland. Pierre L’Enfant (see p69) The Capitol Hill area is frequented by the
chose a hill on the east side of the area as the most powerful people in the United States.
foundation for the Capitol building and the While access to official government buildings
center of the new city. is strictly controlled for reasons of security,
In more than 200 years, Capitol Hill has ordinary citizens may still find members of
developed into a bus tling microcosm of Congress greeting tour groups in the halls
modern America. Symbols of the country’s of the Capitol or dining at local restaurants.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Buildings Monuments and Memorials Restaurants see p183
1 Library of Congress pp48–9 6 Robert A. Taft Memorial 1 Acqua Al 2
2 Folger Shakespeare Library 7 National Japanese American 2 Banana Café & Piano Bar
3 US Supreme Court Memorial 3 Belga Café
4 Sewall-Belmont House 8 Ulysses S. Grant Memorial 4 Bistro Bis
5 United States Capitol pp52–3 Parks and Gardens 5 Bullfeathers
e Union Station 6 Cava Mezze
9 US Botanic Garden
Museums and Galleries 0 Bartholdi Park and Fountain 7 Dubliner
8 Ethiopic
r National Postal Museum Church 9 Five Guys
Market q Ebenezer United Methodist Church 10 Good Stuff Eatery
w Eastern Market 11 Market Lunch
K STREET NE K STREET NE 12 The Monocle
13 Montmartre
STREET EYE STREET NE EYE NE STREET NE 14 Sonoma
15 Tortilla Coast
NE
H STREET NW G PL NE H STREET NE 16 Toscana Café
17 Tunnicliff’s Tavern
G ST NW CAPTIOL NE NE STREET NE 18 We, the Pizza
NW G STREET STREET NE
Union
Station STREET
MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW
STREET NW F STREET STREET 5TH NE STREET
STREET NW E ST NW NORTH COLUMBUS 2ND E STREET NE
CIRCLE
STREET
3RD 2ND NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW NE 3RD 4TH 6TH
NW MASSACHUSETTS
D STREET NE
1ST AVENUE DELAWARE AVENUE NE C STREET STREET NE STANTON
LOUISIANA 1ST CAPITOL HILL SQUARE AVENUE NE See also Street Finder map 4
CONSTITUTION AVE NW NE NE NE NE
CONSTITUTION AVENUE NE
ST ST ST ST NE NE
A STREET 6TH NE ST 0 meters 500
3RD 4TH 5TH 7TH 8TH ST
NW NE 0 yards 500
EAST CAPITOL STREET
Reflecting SW SE
Pool
SE A STREET SE
SE SE
INDEPENDENCE AVE SW INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SE
SW 1ST ST SE PENNSYLVANIA SE SE
ST SW SW ST STREET 10•18 ST ST
3RD C STREET SW Capitol SEWARD C ST SE
SQUARE
Federal WASHINGTON AVE SW NEW JERSEY AVENUE SE South 2ND SE 7TH 8TH
SE
Center D STREET FOLGER ST ST AVENUE
2ND ST 1ST N CAROLINA SQUARE ST D ST SE Eastern SE
AVE SE
Market
4TH
3RD
5TH
E STREET SW 800 yards E STREET SE
E STREET SE
2 •3
G STREET SE
United States Capitol with cherry blossom in foreground For keys to symbols see back flap
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