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Washington's Tomb is a small room in the basement of the United States Capitol building. It was designed to entomb the body of President George Washington , the first President Of The United States . The tomb is two levels beneath the ornate Capitol Rotunda . The original design of the Rotunda , and the Crypt beneath it, included a central glass floor allowing the public to view Washington's Tomb two floors below. This design was never implemented, however, and Washington was buried at Mount Vernon , his estate in nearby Virginia , in accordance with his will. The tomb is now used to store the Lincoln Catafalque , a wooden support built in 1865 to hold the casket of Abraham Lincoln while his body Lay In State in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda . The Catafalque most recently held the casket of President Gerald R. Ford . SOURCE [http://www.aoc.gov/cc/capitol/catafalque.cfm Architect Of The Capitol ] |
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