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As part of our guided
tour students had the opportunity to step into the rotunda of the U. S.
Capitol. Perhaps most prominent is the paint on the ceiling titled The
Apotheosis of Washington. Painted in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, an
immigrant, he painted his vision of George Washington ascending into the
heavens. A more detailed explanation of the painting and its symbolism
may be found at http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/rotunda/apotheosis/index.cfm
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