Bit of a misnomer..........it is above ground for one..............and no one is in it..........so the story goes................

Crypt | Architect of the Capitol | United States Capitol

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Apr 15, 2015 - The large circular area on the first floor of the U.S. Capitol Building is called the Crypt. The 40 Doric columns of brown stone surmounted by ...

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Mar 4, 2013 - For many of us it suggests somber, stony silence and perhaps dusty coffins. The Capitol Crypt, however, is a different thing altogether.

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United States Capitol crypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The United States Capitol crypt is the large circular room filled with forty neoclassical Doric columns directly beneath the United States Capitol rotunda. It was ...

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A “crypt” is a chamber beneath the main floor. The Capitol Crypt's general appearance has remained constant since the central section of the Capitol was