Architecture in Washington, D.C.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.