File:Flickr - USCapitol - Tobacco Capitals - U.S. Capitol.jpg

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In an effort to Americanize classical orders, Benjamin Henry Latrobe chose to model the Corinthian column capitals shown here after tobacco leaves.

These columns are located in the House Wing of the U.S. Capitol Building.

www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/hall_of_columns.cfm

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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. Architect of the Capitol logo
This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://www.flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/6322685054. It was reviewed on 9 October 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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