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2012 Blog Archives

Holiday Exhibit Delights from the Outside In December 05 By: Nick Nelson 0 Comments Landscape Architect Nick Nelson details the process he undertook to design the 2012 Season’s Greenings holiday exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Continue Reading »	Nearly Nine Million Visitors Later November 30 By: Sharon Gang 0 Comments On December 2, the Capitol Visitor Center celebrates its four-year anniversary. Sharon Gang, the third member of the CVC's operations staff, reflects back to the opening four years ago. Continue Reading »
Capturing Bartholdi Fountain November 26 By: Susanne Bledsoe 0 Comments Each month AOC’s photography branch will break down an iconic photo of Capitol Hill and share tips and tricks for snapping beautiful images at the Capitol. This month AOC photographer Susanne Bledsoe... Continue Reading »	Capitol Christmas Tree Arrives November 26 By: Lori Taylor 0 Comments The Capitol Christmas tree has just arrived at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol! This year's tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce that came all the way from Colorado. Continue Reading »
Lincoln and the Capitol November 09 By: Matt Guilfoyle 1 Comments The recent attention for the movie “Lincoln” produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis as President Abraham Lincoln draws focus on this remarkable individual, the period in which he... Continue Reading »	What’s in Bloom at the U.S. Botanic Garden October 25 By: Laura Condeluci 0 Comments It’s fall in the Mid-Atlantic and brisk, sunny days provide opportunities for wonderful walks outdoors. Fall brings fabulous color to the U.S. Botanic Garden, so while you’re out enjoying the season... Continue Reading »
Capturing Autumn October 24 By: Michael Dunn 0 Comments Michael Dunn, AOC’s chief of photography, draws upon his 15 years of experience to share tips for photographing the Capitol Grounds in fall. Continue Reading »	While You Were Sleeping – AOC masons at work October 18 By: Lori Taylor 1 Comments It wasn’t quite 4 a.m. when I arrived at the Capitol Building on Friday, October 12, and it was a chilly 48 degrees. While I was still adjusting to the darkness and cold the AOC stone masons were... Continue Reading »
The Accessible Capitol Visitor Center October 09 By: Sharon Gang 0 Comments After Sharon Gang, Communications & Marketing Manager at the Capitol Visitor Center, underwent recent knee surgery she knew getting around would be challenging. Read about her experience relying... Continue Reading »	Saving Life & Limb: AOC Arborists September 25 By: Franklin Bradley 0 Comments Year round, I often notice Architect of the Capitol employees perched high in the trees above. I love the large, beautiful trees across Capitol Hill—they are longest standing witnesses of the history... Continue Reading »

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