. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . tyou have perhaps ceased to care for it. Butlook at it again and see how beautiful it is. Itsvast size does not surprise you, but all its partsare so constructed that they are in perfect har-mony with each other. It is not the size of a 176 THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT 177 building which makes its beauty, but perfectproportions, — that is, the relation of its parts,and its lines to one another, so that the effect willbe entirely har-monious. Butwhile its linesmake the buildingbeautiful, its sizemakes it impress-ive. Where thetwo go together, av
. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . tyou have perhaps ceased to care for it. Butlook at it again and see how beautiful it is. Itsvast size does not surprise you, but all its partsare so constructed that they are in perfect har-mony with each other. It is not the size of a 176 THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT 177 building which makes its beauty, but perfectproportions, — that is, the relation of its parts,and its lines to one another, so that the effect willbe entirely har-monious. Butwhile its linesmake the buildingbeautiful, its sizemakes it impress-ive. Where thetwo go together, avery powerful im-pression is pro-duced. So withthe vast stairwaysweeping up to-wards the build-ing, with its marblewings extended oneither side, and the perfectly fashioned domecrowning the entire structure, it may be saidthere is no building in the world more fit to rep-resent national strength and permanence thanthe Capitol in Washington. It is surrounded byother magnificent structures, the CongressionalLibrary, the Supreme Court building, and the. The Washington Monument,Washington, 178 CIVIL GOVERNMElSrr office buildings for Congress. In arranging suchgreat structures it is always necessary to leavesufficient space around them in order that theymay not be crowded and that they may notdetract from one another. The White House. — Pennsylvania Avenueleads westward from the Capitol. It is a broadstreet, the principal thoroughfare of leads up to the White House, the official homeof the President, a simple building surrounded bybeautiful park-like gardens. The White Houseis flanked on either side by the large buildingsoccupied by the Treasury and the departmentsof state, the Navy, and War. In front of theWhite House is Lafayette Square, a place ofgreat historical interest. In its center is a statueof Andrew Jackson, the soldier President. Thesquare itself is surrounded by houses in whichhave lived such men as James Madison, DanielWebster, Charles Sumner, Joh
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