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    The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the...
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    Apotheosis (from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from ἀποθεόω/ἀποθεῶ (apotheóō/apotheô) 'to deify'), also called divinization or deification (from...
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    president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led...
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    The Apotheosis of Washington is a large fresco by Greek-Italian Constantino Brumidi, visible through the oculus of the dome of the rotunda. The fresco...
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    them the first president of the United States, George Washington, soldier and politician Lawrence Washington, and politician Charles Washington. Born...
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    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States...
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    Apotheosis of Democracy is a public artwork by American sculptor Paul Wayland Bartlett, located on the United States Capitol House of Representatives...
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    Washington Crossing the Delaware is the title of three 1851 oil-on-canvas paintings by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze. The paintings commemorate...
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    Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the northernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to...
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    United States Capitol dome (category 1866 establishments in Washington, D.C.)
    pattern of lightly colored plasterwork, with Brumidi's monumental ceiling fresco, The Apotheosis of Washington, appearing in the oculus at the top of the inner...
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