Seen on the Hill: ‘Pictures Came and Broke Your Heart’

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Seen on the Hill: ‘Pictures Came and Broke Your Heart’

The photo of the day from Roll Call's photographers on Capitol Hill

A tourist takes a video of the Capitol Dome on Monday. (Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call)

By Sarah Silbiger

Posted July 23, 2018 at 5:55pm

Video might have killed the radio star, but in 2018, video keeps the Capitol alive.

Above, the Capitol Building’s dome is seen through the camera phone of a tourist. Visible is the Rotunda’s painting called The Apotheosis of Washington (which depicts George Washington sitting in the heavens) by Constantino Brumidi.

Check back tomorrow for another photo of the day.

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