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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]] | 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> |
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