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A New Home for Old Columns:
Beginning in 1825, these 22 Corinthian columns supported the east portico of the Capitol. In 1958 an addition to the east front of the Capitol required more durable marble columns, so they were replaced. In storage until 1988, the columns were rescued by the Friends of the National Arboretum and today stand guard two miles from the Capitol in the National Arboretum's Ellipse Meadow. |