While walking along, I saw this interesting structure. I had no idea what it was, so I peeked beyond the gates, snapped my picture and counted on the wealth of the internet to inform me what this was. Happily, I wasn't disappointed! It's a small structure built for visitors to rest and enjoy the drinking water from the fountain inside.
Unfortunately, I didn't have the same luck finding out what this was...
Looks like a fancy drinking fountain...
...but I found no information on it whatsoever. Strange because it's pretty ornate for 'just a drinking fountain' directly in front of the Capitol building. It became one of those things that started bugging me and I was (almost) relentless in trying to find information on it.
On the steps of the Capitol Building looking down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House
They wanted to make sure we knew this bench was on "US Capitol Grounds".
Presidential Seal on a pedestrian walkway post
I thought this was Marine One...nope, just a US Park Police Officer. Not that I would have thrown a party or anything if it were.
I didn't know that I could have gone in. I figured I'd need advance reservations for a tour or something. Well...next time.
Across the street from the Capitol Building is the Library of Congress and...
with 36 columns and guarded by 2 large statues of
the "Contemplation of Justice" and
the "Guardian or Authority of Law"
Equal Justice Under Law
Madeline on the steps of the Supreme Court.
One last picture of the Supreme Court