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AROUND CAPITOL HILL
Bustling with the business of government, Capitol Hill is also a destination
for shopping, entertainment, food and drink, or simply strolling its hand-
some neighborhood streets. Approached from the west, the area begins with
the meticulously landscaped US Capitol complex, which, in addition to the
Capitol itself and its giant staff office buildings, includes the splendid US
Botanic Garden, the stately Supreme Court Building, and the three buildings
of the Library of Congress. Union Station, to the north, is filled with diverse
shops and restaurants and is one of the finest railroad terminals in the
world. Farther to the east, beyond the Capitol, lies the residential area, con-
taining pleasing East Coast domestic architecture. Eastern Market on 7th St,
SE, serves as a community center, and a pleasant walk farther to the east
leads to Lincoln Park, with its outstanding memorial statues, beginning at
11th St.
1. US CAPITOL
Symbolizing both government power and the control of that power by the people, the
Capitol crowns the east end of the National Mall (for further details see
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2. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The world's largest collection of books, documents, and sound and video recordings
is housed in three huge buildings to the east of the Capitol. The architecture of the
Jefferson Building makes it a tourist destination in itself (for further details see
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