US Capitol, a temple (Jefferson; Washington, ed., The writings of Thomas Jefferson, 1854, vol. 6)
Text: "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon ." Revelation 13:11 Quote: [...] With respect to yourself, the little disquietudes from individuals not chosen for their taste in works of art, will be sunk into oblivion, while the Representatives' chamber will remain a durable monument of your talents as an architect. I say nothing of the Senate room, because I have never seen it. I shall live in the hope that the day will come when an opportunity will be given you of finishing the middle building in a style worthy of the two wings, and worthy of the first temple dedicated to the sovereignty of the people, embellishing with Athenian taste the course of a nation looking far beyond the range of Athenian destinies. [...] Jefferson, Thomas; Washington, Henry Augustine, ed., The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, mess...