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===Emancipation Hall===
===Emancipation Hall===
[[Image:Emancipation-Hall 1.jpg|thumb|left|Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center. The 1857 plaster cast of the ''[[Statue of Freedom]]'' is in the center flanked by stairs which lead to the Capitol itself.]]
[[Image:Emancipation-Hall 1.jpg|thumb|left|Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center. The 1857 plaster cast of the ''[[Statue of Freedom]]'' is in the center flanked by stairs which lead to the Capitol itself.]]
Emancipation Hall is the main hall of the CVC and measures in at {{convert|20000|sqft|m2}}.<ref name = JacksonPR>{{cite press release |title=Congressman Jackson Calls Emancipation Hall a New Chapter in America's Unfolding Story |publisher=Office of Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. |date=2007-12-18 |url=http://www.house.gov/jackson/Emancipation-Hall-Bill-Signing.shtml |access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref> It was originally designated the ''Great Hall'', but this was changed to ''Emancipation Hall'' when a bill cosponsored by [[Congressmen|Congressman]] [[Zach Wamp]] and [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.|Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.]] was passed by Congress and signed by [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] in January 2008.<ref name = JacksonPR /><ref>{{cite web |title=United States Capitol Visitor Center: Weekly Construction Summary (7 January 2008) |publisher=Capitol Visitor Center, Architect of the Capitol |date=2008-01-07 |url=http://www.aoc.gov/cvc/weekly/2008/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=29101 |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-date=2008-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031072433/http://www.aoc.gov/cvc/weekly/2008/loader.cfm?csModule=security%2Fgetfile&pageid=29101 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Emancipation Hall contains two large skylights, which each measure {{convert|30|ft|m}} by {{convert|70|ft|m}} and allow for a view of the Capitol dome never before seen.<ref name = video /> The skylights allow a significant amount of natural light into the hall and are surrounded by pools of water and seating on the roof deck.
Emancipation Hall is the main hall of the CVC and measures in at {{convert|20000|sqft|m2}}.<ref name = JacksonPR>{{cite press release |title=Congressman Jackson Calls Emancipation Hall a New Chapter in America's Unfolding Story |publisher=Office of Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. |date=2007-12-18 |url=http://www.house.gov/jackson/Emancipation-Hall-Bill-Signing.shtml |access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref> It was originally designated the ''Great Hall'', but this was changed to ''Emancipation Hall'' when a bill cosponsored by [[Congressmen|Congressman]] [[Zach Wamp]] and [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.|Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.]] was passed by Congress and signed by [[President of the United States|President]] George W. Bush in January 2008.<ref name = JacksonPR /><ref>{{cite web |title=United States Capitol Visitor Center: Weekly Construction Summary (7 January 2008) |publisher=Capitol Visitor Center, Architect of the Capitol |date=2008-01-07 |url=http://www.aoc.gov/cvc/weekly/2008/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=29101 |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-date=2008-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031072433/http://www.aoc.gov/cvc/weekly/2008/loader.cfm?csModule=security%2Fgetfile&pageid=29101 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Emancipation Hall contains two large skylights, which each measure {{convert|30|ft|m}} by {{convert|70|ft|m}} and allow for a view of the Capitol dome never before seen.<ref name = video /> The skylights allow a significant amount of natural light into the hall and are surrounded by pools of water and seating on the roof deck.


The Hall displays the original 1857 plaster cast of the ''[[Statue of Freedom]]'', the bronze statue that stands atop the Capitol dome. It was moved to the Hall from the basement rotunda of the [[Russell Senate Office Building]], across [[Constitution Avenue]] from the Capitol, where it had stood since January, 1993.<ref>{{cite press release |title=AOC To Begin Move of Statue of Freedom Model into Capitol Visitor Center |publisher=Architect of the Capitol |date=2008-06-02 |url=http://www.aoc.gov/aoc/press-room/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=34449 |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602211413/http://www.aoc.gov/aoc/press-room/loader.cfm?csModule=security%2Fgetfile&pageid=34449 |archive-date=2009-06-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Hall displays the original 1857 plaster cast of the ''[[Statue of Freedom]]'', the bronze statue that stands atop the Capitol dome. It was moved to the Hall from the basement rotunda of the [[Russell Senate Office Building]], across [[Constitution Avenue]] from the Capitol, where it had stood since January, 1993.<ref>{{cite press release |title=AOC To Begin Move of Statue of Freedom Model into Capitol Visitor Center |publisher=Architect of the Capitol |date=2008-06-02 |url=http://www.aoc.gov/aoc/press-room/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=34449 |access-date=2008-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602211413/http://www.aoc.gov/aoc/press-room/loader.cfm?csModule=security%2Fgetfile&pageid=34449 |archive-date=2009-06-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>