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How Did an Amateur Design the U.S. Capitol?

Sep 22, 2021 · 7 min · 6.9 MB
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To design the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the fledgling American government held an open competition -- and an amateur won. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/us-capitol-design-competition.htm

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