A guest looks at a model of the U.S. Capitol dome after the opening ceremony Tuesday for the new Capitol Visitor Center in Washington. (Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images)
The U.S. Capitol is visible through a glass ceiling as a police officer keeps watch during the opening ceremony for the Capitol Visitor Center. (Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images)
A model of the U.S. Capitol as it appeared in 1851 is on display during a media tour of the newly finished Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill in November. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Statues in Emancipation Hall are photographed in the new Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press)
The Exhibition Hall, which opened Tuesday to the public, is part of the new Capitol Visitor Center. (Tim Sloan / AFP/Getty Images)
A plaster model of the Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol dome is on display during a media tour in November. The $621-million 580,000-square-foot facility opens to the public on Dec. 2. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
