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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Cvc-aerial.jpg/250px-Cvc-aerial.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Cvc-aerial.jpg/375px-Cvc-aerial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Cvc-aerial.jpg/500px-Cvc-aerial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1125" data-file-height="748" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="text-align: center">Aerial view (2007)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align: center"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_map_Washington,_D.C._central.png" class="mw-file-description" title="United States Capitol Visitor Center is located in Central Washington, D.C."><img alt="United States Capitol Visitor Center is located in Central Washington, D.C." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Location_map_Washington%2C_D.C._central.png/240px-Location_map_Washington%2C_D.C._central.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="229" 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data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Underground visitor center</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_Complex" title="United States Capitol Complex">United States Capitol Complex</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Town or city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&params=38.8896_N_77.0075_W_region:US-DC_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°53′23″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°00′27″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.8896°N 77.0075°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.8896; -77.0075</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction started</th><td class="infobox-data">June 20, 2000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">December 2, 2008</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Technical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structural system</th><td class="infobox-data category">Type I – Fire Resistive (steel and concrete)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Floor count</th><td class="infobox-data">Three floors</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/RTKL" class="mw-redirect" title="RTKL">RTKL Associates Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structural engineer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Balfour_Beatty" title="Balfour Beatty">Balfour Beatty</a><br />(formerly Centex Construction)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Construction_Company" title="Manhattan Construction Company">Manhattan Construction Company</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United States Capitol Visitor Center</b> (<b>CVC</b>) is a large underground addition to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a> complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists<sup id="cite_ref-CVCFAQs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVCFAQs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and an expansion space for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-test_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-test-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is located below the landscaped tree-shaded grounds of the East Front of the Capitol and its plaza (a former unsightly parking lot since the mid-<a href="/wiki/1920s" title="1920s">1920s</a>), topped by a thick plastic / glass skylight on the surface, between the Capitol building and 1st Street East, towards the east. The complex contains 580,000 square feet (54,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of space below ground on three levels.<sup id="cite_ref-ProjectInfo_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProjectInfo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The overall project's budget was <a href="/wiki/U.S._Dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Dollar">$</a>621 million dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-FactSheet_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FactSheet-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The CVC has additional space for use by the Congress, including multiple new meeting and conference rooms. On the south / House side, there is a large room which will most likely be used by a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congressional_committee" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Congressional committee">committee</a>. The new Congressional Auditorium, a 450-seat theater, is available for use by members of Congress or for either House of Congress should their respective chamber be temporarily unavailable.<sup id="cite_ref-WPCVCDelays_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPCVCDelays-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The CVC officially opened on December 2, 2008. This date was selected to coincide with the 145th anniversary of placing <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Crawford_(sculptor)" title="Thomas Crawford (sculptor)">Thomas Crawford's</a> sculpted iconic <i><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Freedom" title="Statue of Freedom">Statue of Freedom</a></i> atop the Capitol dome and building in 1863, signifying the completion of construction of its new second dome.<sup id="cite_ref-video_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-video-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_concept">Design concept</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design concept"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The CVC contains three underground levels: a balcony level entrance, the Emancipation Hall (second) level and a third restricted level for new congressional offices and meeting rooms. The construction of the CVC represents the largest-ever expansion of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">United States Capitol</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and more than doubles the footprint of the U.S. Capitol building complex.<sup id="cite_ref-OfficialAbout_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OfficialAbout-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Architects" title="American Institute of Architects">American Institute of Architects</a> presented <a href="/wiki/RTKL_Associates_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="RTKL Associates Inc.">RTKL Associates Inc.</a> with the Award of Excellence in Historic Resources for their work on the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The award was presented at the Architecture Week Closing Party & Design Awards Gala on September 30, 2010, in Washington, D.C. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction_history">Construction history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Construction history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CapitolVisitorsCenter2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/CapitolVisitorsCenter2.jpg/220px-CapitolVisitorsCenter2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/CapitolVisitorsCenter2.jpg/330px-CapitolVisitorsCenter2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/CapitolVisitorsCenter2.jpg/440px-CapitolVisitorsCenter2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="352" /></a><figcaption>Former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">House Speaker</a> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hastert" title="Dennis Hastert">Dennis Hastert</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Architect_of_the_Capitol" title="Architect of the Capitol">Architect of the Capitol</a> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hantman" title="Alan Hantman">Alan Hantman</a> tour the CVC during the early stages of construction.</figcaption></figure> <p>Construction of the CVC was supervised by the <a href="/wiki/Architect_of_the_Capitol" title="Architect of the Capitol">Architect of the Capitol</a>. That post was held by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hantman" title="Alan Hantman">Alan Hantman</a>, <a href="/wiki/FAIA" class="mw-redirect" title="FAIA">FAIA</a> until his term expired on February 4, 2007; construction was then continued by then Acting Architect of the Capitol <a href="/wiki/Stephen_T._Ayers" title="Stephen T. Ayers">Stephen T. Ayers</a>, AIA, LEED AP. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Construction_of_U.S._Capitol_Visitor_Center,_July_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Construction_of_U.S._Capitol_Visitor_Center%2C_July_2004.jpg/220px-Construction_of_U.S._Capitol_Visitor_Center%2C_July_2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Construction_of_U.S._Capitol_Visitor_Center%2C_July_2004.jpg/330px-Construction_of_U.S._Capitol_Visitor_Center%2C_July_2004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Construction_of_U.S._Capitol_Visitor_Center%2C_July_2004.jpg/440px-Construction_of_U.S._Capitol_Visitor_Center%2C_July_2004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Construction of the CVC in July 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>The ceremonial groundbreaking for the CVC took place on June 20, 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-CVCFAQs_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVCFAQs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although originally planned to be completed by January 2004, the final completion date (not including the Senate and House expansion space) was extended to December 2, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposed cost was originally $71 million, but it has risen to $621 million.<sup id="cite_ref-wp_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CVC has caused controversy for being over budget and behind schedule. Much of this is blamed on the rising cost of fuel, post-<a href="/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11, 2001 attacks">9/11</a> security measures, and inclement weather. At a hearing on the CVC cost-overruns Representative <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kingston" title="Jack Kingston">Jack Kingston</a> called it "a monument to government inefficiency, ineptitude and excessiveness."<sup id="cite_ref-wp_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first major construction contract, worth nearly $100 million, was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Balfour_Beatty" title="Balfour Beatty">Balfour Beatty</a> (formerly <a href="/wiki/Centex" class="mw-redirect" title="Centex">Centex Construction</a>), in the spring of 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-ProjectInfo_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProjectInfo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This contract involved site demolition, <a href="/wiki/Slurry_wall" title="Slurry wall">slurry wall</a> construction, excavation, construction of columns, installation of site utilities, construction of the <a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">concrete</a> and <a href="/wiki/Structural_steel" title="Structural steel">structural steel</a>, waterproofing, and construction of a new service <a href="/wiki/Tunnel" title="Tunnel">tunnel</a>. By July 2005, Balfour Beatty Construction completed all excavation and structural activities, and the roof deck covered the entire CVC structure. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Construction_Company" title="Manhattan Construction Company">Manhattan Construction Company</a> was responsible for the build-out including, installation of electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems, coordination with existing Capitol building systems where the center connects within the Capitol building, and completion of the above-ground East Front Plaza, with related site work and security elements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations_and_features">Operations and features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operations and features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Capitol_Visitors_Center_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Capitol_Visitors_Center_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG/220px-Capitol_Visitors_Center_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Capitol_Visitors_Center_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG/330px-Capitol_Visitors_Center_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Capitol_Visitors_Center_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG/440px-Capitol_Visitors_Center_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to the Visitors Center</figcaption></figure> <p>The space is mainly designed for use as a holding zone for visitors waiting to take tours of the Capitol. The number of annual visitors to the Capitol has tripled from 1,000,000 in 1970 to nearly 3,000,000 as of recent times, and it has become difficult to deal with the congestion caused by such crowds.<sup id="cite_ref-CVCFAQs_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVCFAQs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the past, visitors were required to line up on the Capitol's east stairs, sometimes stretching all the way to 1st Street East. This wait could last hours and no protection was offered against inclement weather. Tickets were not timed and were on a first-come, first-served basis.<sup id="cite_ref-ProjectInfo_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProjectInfo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the addition of the CVC, visitors now have a secure, handicap-accessible, and educational place to wait before their Capitol tours commence. Visitors are free to explore the CVC, which houses an exhibition hall, two gift shops, and a 530-seat food court.<sup id="cite_ref-CVCFAQs2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVCFAQs2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Visiting the CVC and the Capitol are free. Tickets for Capitol tours are also free and are available online for order ahead of time.<sup id="cite_ref-CVCFAQs_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVCFAQs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emancipation_Hall">Emancipation Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Emancipation Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emancipation-Hall_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Emancipation-Hall_1.jpg/220px-Emancipation-Hall_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Emancipation-Hall_1.jpg/330px-Emancipation-Hall_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Emancipation-Hall_1.jpg/440px-Emancipation-Hall_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1384" /></a><figcaption>Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center. The 1857 plaster cast of the <i><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Freedom" title="Statue of Freedom">Statue of Freedom</a></i> is in the center flanked by stairs which lead to the Capitol itself.</figcaption></figure> <p>Emancipation Hall is the main hall of the CVC and measures in at 20,000 square feet (1,900 m<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-JacksonPR_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JacksonPR-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was originally designated the <i>Great Hall</i>, but this was changed to <i>Emancipation Hall</i> when a bill cosponsored by <a href="/wiki/Congressmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Congressmen">Congressman</a> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Wamp" title="Zach Wamp">Zach Wamp</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Jackson,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Jesse Jackson, Jr.">Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.</a> was passed by Congress and signed by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> in January 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-JacksonPR_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JacksonPR-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emancipation Hall contains two large skylights, which each measure 30 feet (9.1 m) by 70 feet (21 m) and allow for a view of the Capitol dome never before seen.<sup id="cite_ref-video_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-video-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The skylights allow a significant amount of natural light into the hall and are surrounded by pools of water and seating on the roof deck. </p><p>The Hall displays the original 1857 plaster cast of the <i><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Freedom" title="Statue of Freedom">Statue of Freedom</a></i>, the bronze statue that stands atop the Capitol dome. It was moved to the Hall from the basement rotunda of the <a href="/wiki/Russell_Senate_Office_Building" title="Russell Senate Office Building">Russell Senate Office Building</a>, across <a href="/wiki/Constitution_Avenue" title="Constitution Avenue">Constitution Avenue</a> from the Capitol, where it had stood since January, 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Hall also displays 24 statues of the <a href="/wiki/National_Statuary_Hall_Collection" title="National Statuary Hall Collection">National Statuary Hall Collection</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The complete collection is made up of two statues from each <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">state</a>. The statues are donated by their respective state to honor notable residents. In the past years, all 100 statues have been housed in the Capitol, many in <a href="/wiki/Statuary_Hall" class="mw-redirect" title="Statuary Hall">Statuary Hall</a>. This has led to overcrowding of statues and relocating some of them to Emancipation Hall has allowed for some space to be reclaimed. According to the Acting Architect of the Capitol Steven T. Ayers, more-recently added statues have been given preference for a move to Emancipation Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-video_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-video-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 28, 2009, a <a href="/wiki/Bust_(sculpture)" title="Bust (sculpture)">bust</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sojourner_Truth" title="Sojourner Truth">Sojourner Truth</a> was dedicated in Emancipation Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exhibition_Hall">Exhibition Hall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Exhibition Hall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Exhibition-Hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Exhibition-Hall.jpg/220px-Exhibition-Hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Exhibition-Hall.jpg/330px-Exhibition-Hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Exhibition-Hall.jpg/440px-Exhibition-Hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1731" /></a><figcaption>Exhibition Hall section centering on 1945–present</figcaption></figure> <p>The Exhibition Hall includes an 11-foot (3.4 m) high tactile polyurethane model of the Capitol dome. The hall is dominated by a pair of curving 93-foot (28 m) marble walls lined with artifacts and interactive touch-screen displays. Included in the collection are documents signed by <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a>. Six scale models of the complete Capitol illustrate how the building expanded over time.<sup id="cite_ref-wp_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wp-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two alcoves off the main Exhibition Hall hold large flat screen televisions to allow viewers to watch live telecasts of the House and Senate floor proceedings. A third alcove located behind the tactile dome model on the main axis of the Capitol holds the <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_catafalque" title="Lincoln catafalque">Lincoln catafalque</a>, which used to be displayed in the basement beneath the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_crypt" title="United States Capitol crypt">crypt</a>. It closed in March 2019 to undergo renovations. It reopened in 2022. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_facilities_and_spaces">Other facilities and spaces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other facilities and spaces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two theaters located above the Exhibition Hall continuously show a 13-minute video on the history of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_Complex" title="United States Capitol Complex">Capitol Complex</a>. Visitors enter the theaters at the Emancipation Hall (lower) level and exit at the staging (upper) level. The theaters will show the same film, but on a staggered schedule to allow a smooth flow of tourists into the Capitol.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Off of Emancipation Hall are two gift shops, one at the north end of the Hall and on at the south end.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These replace the single gift shop previously located in the Capitol Crypt.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The CVC includes a 530-seat food court, which is expected to alleviate overcrowding in the cafeterias in the <a href="/wiki/Congressional_office_buildings" title="Congressional office buildings">Congressional office buildings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Congressional_space">Congressional space</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Congressional space"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About 170,000 square feet (16,000 m<sup>2</sup>) has been reserved for use by Congress. Much of the space is for a new Congressional Auditorium. Most of the rest of the space will be made into committee meeting rooms.<sup id="cite_ref-FactSheet_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FactSheet-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Service_space">Service space</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Service space"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of tunnels were constructed as part of the CVC project. The first is a 1,000-foot (300 m) long truck service tunnel, whose entrance is located north of <a href="/wiki/Constitution_Avenue" title="Constitution Avenue">Constitution Avenue</a> near the underground Senate parking garage. Its goal is to alleviate traffic on the plaza and to enhance security by checking delivery and service trucks at a safe distance from the Capitol itself.<sup id="cite_ref-ProjectInfo_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ProjectInfo-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second tunnel was constructed to connect the CVC to the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a>. Part of <a href="/wiki/East_Capitol_Street" title="East Capitol Street">East Capitol Street</a> was closed during construction and the tunnel was completed in the winter of 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Costs">Costs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Costs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The high cost of building the Capitol Visitor Center has been an ongoing source of controversy for the project. <i>Time</i> magazine projected the total cost to be nearly $600 million.<sup id="cite_ref-schmidt-time_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schmidt-time-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critics cited its three auditoriums, the largest cafeteria in Washington, and a tunnel that links the Capitol Visitor Center to the Library of Congress as a symbol of federal and Congressional overspending.<sup id="cite_ref-schmidt-time_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schmidt-time-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religious_criticism">Religious criticism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Religious criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the controversy attendant upon the repeated delays and cost overruns, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> have criticized the center for what they view as insufficient coverage of American religious heritage. Senator <a href="/wiki/Jim_DeMint" title="Jim DeMint">Jim DeMint</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> said that the CVC fails to "appropriately honor our religious heritage that has been critical to America's success." Former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a> <a href="/wiki/Newt_Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a> started a petition seeking to more prominently recognize religion at the center. At the time of its construction, the CVC had a plaque which declared the national motto to be "<a href="/wiki/E_Pluribus_Unum" class="mw-redirect" title="E Pluribus Unum">E Pluribus Unum</a>," a traditionally used motto, but not the official United States motto. It has since been changed to the official motto, "<a href="/wiki/In_God_We_Trust" title="In God We Trust">In God We Trust</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of these controversies were briefly addressed by Beth Plemmons, Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services at the Capitol Visitor Center, during her testimony on May 16, 2018, at a hearing before the Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Capitol_Visitor_Center&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Architect of the Capitol. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aoc.gov/cvc/faqs/index.cfm#CP">the original</a> on 2008-09-24<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Austin">Stephen F. Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Bob_Bartlett" title="Statue of Bob Bartlett">Edward Lewis Bartlett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Daisy_Bates" title="Statue of Daisy Bates">Daisy Bates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_William_Henry_Harrison_Beadle" title="Statue of William Henry Harrison Beadle">William Henry Harrison Beadle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Mary_McLeod_Bethune_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune (U.S. Capitol)">Mary McLeod Bethune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Francis_Preston_Blair_Jr." title="Statue of Francis Preston Blair Jr.">Francis Preston Blair Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_William_Borah" title="Statue of William Borah">William Borah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Norman_Borlaug" title="Statue of Norman Borlaug">Norman Borlaug</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_Burke" title="Statue of John Burke">John Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_C._Calhoun" title="Statue of John C. Calhoun">John C. Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Charles_Carroll" title="Statue of Charles Carroll">Charles Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Johnny_Cash" title="Statue of Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Lewis_Cass" title="Statue of Lewis Cass">Lewis Cass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Willa_Cather" title="Statue of Willa Cather">Willa Cather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Dennis_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Statue of Dennis Chávez">Dennis Chávez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Henry_Clay_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Henry Clay (U.S. Capitol)">Henry Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_M._Clayton" title="Statue of John M. Clayton">John M. Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Clinton" title="Statue of George Clinton">George Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Jacob_Collamer" title="Statue of Jacob Collamer">Jacob Collamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Jefferson_Davis_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Jefferson Davis (U.S. Capitol)">Jefferson Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Amelia_Earhart" title="Statue of Amelia Earhart">Amelia Earhart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Thomas_Edison" title="Statue of Thomas Edison">Thomas Edison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S. Capitol)">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Philo_Farnsworth" title="Statue of Philo Farnsworth">Philo Farnsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Father_Damien" title="Statue of Father Damien">Father Damien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Gerald_Ford" title="Statue of Gerald Ford">Gerald Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Robert_Fulton" title="Statue of Robert Fulton">Robert Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_James_A._Garfield_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of James A. Garfield (U.S. Capitol)">James A. Garfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_James_Z._George" title="Statue of James Z. George">James Z. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Barry_Goldwater" title="Statue of Barry Goldwater">Barry Goldwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_Gorrie" title="Statue of John Gorrie">John Gorrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Billy_Graham" title="Statue of Billy Graham">Billy Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Nathanael_Greene_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Nathanael Greene (U.S. Capitol)">Nathanael Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Ernest_Gruening" title="Statue of Ernest Gruening">Ernest Gruening</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Hannibal_Hamlin" title="Statue of Hannibal Hamlin">Hannibal Hamlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Wade_Hampton_III" title="Statue of Wade Hampton III">Wade Hampton III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_Hanson" title="Statue of John Hanson">John Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Sam_Houston_(Ney)" title="Statue of Sam Houston (Ney)">Sam Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Andrew_Jackson_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Andrew Jackson (U.S. Capitol)">Andrew Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Kamehameha_I_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Kamehameha I (U.S. Capitol)">Kamehameha I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Philip_Kearny" title="Statue of Philip Kearny">Philip Kearny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Helen_Keller" title="Statue of Helen Keller">Helen Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_E._Kenna" title="Statue of John E. 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Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Crawford_Long" title="Statue of Crawford Long">Crawford Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Huey_Long" title="Statue of Huey Long">Huey Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Jacques_Marquette" title="Statue of Jacques Marquette">Jacques Marquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Pat_McCarran" title="Statue of Pat McCarran">Pat McCarran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Ephraim_McDowell" title="Statue of Ephraim McDowell">Ephraim McDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_McLoughlin" title="Statue of John McLoughlin">John McLoughlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Esther_Hobart_Morris" title="Statue of Esther Hobart Morris">Esther Hobart Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Oliver_P._Morton" title="Statue of Oliver P. Morton">Oliver P. Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Mother_Joseph" title="Statue of Mother Joseph">Mother Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Peter_Muhlenberg_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Peter Muhlenberg (U.S. Capitol)">Peter Muhlenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Francis_Harrison_Pierpont" title="Statue of Francis Harrison Pierpont">Francis Harrison Pierpont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Po%27pay" title="Statue of Po'pay">Po'pay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Jeannette_Rankin" title="Statue of Jeannette Rankin">Jeannette Rankin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Ronald_Reagan_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Ronald Reagan (U.S. Capitol)">Ronald Reagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Henry_Mower_Rice" title="Statue of Henry Mower Rice">Henry Mower Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Caesar_Rodney_(U.S._Capitol)" title="Statue of Caesar Rodney (U.S. Capitol)">Caesar Rodney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Will_Rogers" title="Statue of Will Rogers">Will Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Charles_Marion_Russell" title="Statue of Charles Marion Russell">Charles Marion Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Florence_R._Sabin" title="Statue of Florence R. 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