Changes

Security has become a major issue since the Sept. 11, 2001, where the fourth plane may have been headed to the White House or the Capitol.  The serenity and repose formerly offered by Frederick Law Olmsted's original capitol grounds landscape have been replaced with concrete barriers and machine-gun-wielding police who greet visitors and passersby with suspicion, in stark contrast to the air of friendliness and openness that used to prevail.  

Security has become a major issue since the Sept. 11, 2001, where the fourth plane may have been headed to the White House or the Capitol.  The serenity and repose formerly offered by Frederick Law Olmsted's original capitol grounds landscape have been replaced with concrete barriers and machine-gun-wielding police who greet visitors and passersby with suspicion, in stark contrast to the air of friendliness and openness that used to prevail.  

The landscaping around the Capitol grounds, designed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], were sacrificed during 1999-2003 to construct the new Capitol Visitor Center and security points.

The landscaping around the Capitol grounds, designed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], was partly sacrificed during 1999-2003 to construct the new Capitol Visitor Center and security points.

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[[File:Dc-1.jpg|thumb|550px|left]]

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Allen, William C. ''History of the United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Design, Construction, and Politics'' (Washington: Government Printing Office, 2001). 461 pp.

* Allen, William C. ''History of the United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Design, Construction, and Politics'' (Washington: Government Printing Office, 2001). 461 pp.