US Capitol - Carlsbad, CA - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

This display at Legoland-Carlsbad depicts the US Capitol all decked out for the inauguration in January 2009 of Barack Obama. Flags drape the building as crowds of Lego people look on.
Legoland's website (visit link) has this to say about the display:

"Every 4 years, the 2 LEGO mini-figures appearing in the presidential motorcade are changed depending on the outcome of the election. So far Bill and Hillary Clinton, George and Laura Bush, and Barack and Michelle Obama have been built and displayed.

It took six people approximately 60 hours to build the mini Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The display is 10-feet-long and made of more than 2,000 LEGO bricks. True to the orientation of the real Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C., one wall in the Miniland Memorial faces the Lincoln Monument and one wall faces the Washington Monument. The scene depicts Miniland veterans and tourists visiting the memorial and even includes mini LEGO flowers laid in honor of those who served in Vietnam.

What to look for: In the streets of downtown Washington, there is a man popping out of a manhole cover. When a Miniland vehicle approaches, he ducks out of the way just in time!"


Wikipedia (visit link) informs us that construction began on the original in 1793 and:

"Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant was given the task of creating the city plan for the new capital city. L'Enfant chose Jenkins Hill as the site for the Capitol building, with a grand boulevard connecting it with the President's House, and a public space stretching westward to the Potomac River. In reviewing L'Enfant's plan, Thomas Jefferson insisted the legislative building be called the "Capitol" rather than "Congress House". The word "Capitol" comes from Latin and is associated with the Roman temple to Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Capitoline Hill. In addition to coming up with a city plan, L'Enfant had been tasked with designing the Capitol and President's House, however he was dismissed in February 1792 over disagreements with President George Washington and the commissioners, and there were no plans at that point for the Capitol...

The Senate wing was completed in 1800, while the House wing was completed in 1811. However, the House of Representatives moved into the House wing in 1807. Though the building was incomplete, the Capitol held its first session of United States Congress on November 17, 1800. The legislature was moved to Washington prematurely, at the urging of President John Adams in hopes of securing enough Southern votes to be re-elected for a second term as president."

Where is original located?: Washington DC Where is this replica located?: Legoland- Carlsbad, CA Who created the original?: Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant Internet Link about Original: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1811

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