It’s time for our alphabet letter of the week and we are on the letter V.
I’m linking up with Jenny at Alphabe-Thursday.
I am choosing the 2nd definition listed in the dictionary for vertical.
Situated at the vertex or highest point; directly overhead.
I’m heading back to our Spring trip in Washington D.C. to the U.S. Capitol to show you what I photographed at the highest point.
The Apotheosis of Washington is the immense fresco painted by Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building. The fresco is suspended 180 feet (55 m) above the rotunda floor and covers an area of 4,664 square feet (433.3 m2). The figures painted are up to 15 feet (4.6 m) tall and are visible from the floor below. The dome was completed in 1863, and Brumidi painted it over the course of 11 months at the end of the Civil War. He was paid $40,000 ($711,135 adjusted for inflation, as of 30 December 2009) for the fresco.
If you ever visit Washington D.C. I would recommend the Capitol tour. It was well worth the time.
Is it getting cooler in your neck of the woods? We have been experiencing some cooler temps here in the Pacific Northwest.
Hope to see your V posts soon!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Beautiful! If I’m ever in Washington D.C. again, I want to see it.
Our high today was 57! Lovin’ it!
Beautiful! I felt a bit of a cool breeze this morning.. (:
Beautiful building. That painting on the ceiling thing always gets me.
What stunning pictures! Yep, it’s cooling down. Wore a layered outfit today, just in case, but never had to peel the top layer off! Fall is here.
How cool is that? The people painted in the dome look so happy! I like looking at happy people paintings. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, it’s cold here today. I think our high today was 52* Chilly.
Jody
Yes, it’s cooler up here, but still very pleasant.
What a gorgeous rotunda!
So pretty!
It was freezing here today. Enough for me to put socks and long jeans on for the first time since the spring. Tomorrow however is going to be nice again.
wow! how gorgeous! will definitely visit there if I’m ever in washington.
My husband was a state senator for 8 years, and I loved our trips to our state capitol, but I never got to see the Washington, DC capitol. This was awesome! Thank you for sharing!
I have seen this fresco, and it is really unbelievable! Great post!!
What a beautiful V post. I love that painting up there and I always wonder how they get it so beautifully painted.
these photos and art are elegant.
love the way it was taken / made.
Not so cool, not so hot, just right.
What an amazing fresco–the artist was clearly influenced by the Sistine Chapel 🙂
Such beautiful details… Now who is represented in that mural way up there? I’m going to have to Google. I’ve not visited the Capitol since I was sixteen. My sense is that I’ll not return even though I’m sure that I would enjoy and appreciate the experience much more now.
Perfect V post for Alphabe-Thursday! Photos and descriptions great!
Thanks for your visit!
I thought for a moment tht you were taking us to the palace of Versailles….a lovely V as well.
Unbelievably beautiful!
Thanks for sharing that…I could really study the painting without getting a crick in my neck!
There aren’t that many interior ceiling frescoes like this in the USA, are there? This one is very handsome, as is the entire building.
Gorgeous!
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It really is an amazing building! I love the dome too.
Great memories. I did the tour, oh, maybe 9 years ago and have some of the exact same photos you took! Love that dome and all the stately details.
Very nice pictures ! and very beautiful too !
What a great post! I love your photos of the Capital building!
Gorgeous pictures, really enjoyed your post..
And there it is…the one thing we didn’t do in D.C.!!! Dang, I think we will have to go back for the Capitol tour! It looks soooo cool!
Oh so amazing! I cannot begin to imagine the time and effort to paint that! We enjoyed seeing this when we were in D.C. for one of our visits. Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos!
Blessings & Aloha!
Thank you again for your lovely visit and sweet comment.
Hooray! It is finally getting cooler here…we’re barely over 100 – woo hoo!
What a beautiful post. I always wanted to take a blanket and lay on the ground so I could really study that ceiling. Each time I’ve been to the Capital Building I’ve debated with myself if they would arrest me if I actually did it!
Thanks for a lovely link this week.
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