An elaboration on the Sherry Netherland Hotel in New York City

The New Times Building in New York City

The Ritz with some residential buildings in New York City

All of the above buildings were created by David Cavers.

Commercial Block
by Chris Nacinovich

Just an urban block with commercial buildings.  The white building in the back was created my Steve McGlen, but everything else is mine

Civic Building
by Chris Nacinovich

This building was originally designed as a palace, but it can be used as either a palace, museum, or government building.  To see more about this building, click here.

Commercial Block
by Chris Nacinovich

An urban block with commercial buildings.

The Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
by Kit

The United States Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. It has housed the meeting chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives for almost two centuries. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored; today, it stands as a monument not only to its builders but also to the American people and their government.

As the focal point of the government's Legislative Branch, the Capitol is the centerpiece of the Capitol Complex, which includes the six principal Congressional office buildings and three Library of Congress buildings constructed on Capitol Hill in the 19th and 20th centuries.

In addition to its active use by Congress, the Capitol is a museum of American art and history. Each year, it is visited by an estimated 3-5 million people from around the world.

A fine example of 19th-century neoclassical architecture, the Capitol combines function with aesthetics. Its designs derived from ancient Greece and Rome evoke the ideals that guided the nation's founders as they framed their new republic. As the building was expanded from its original design, harmony with the existing portions was carefully maintained.

Today, the Capitol covers a ground area of 175,170 square feet, or about 4 acres, and has a floor area of approximately 16-1/2 acres. Its length, from north to south, is 751 feet 4 inches; its greatest width, including approaches, is 350 feet. Its height above the base line on the east front to the top of the Statue of Freedom is 288 feet; from the basement floor to the top of the dome is an ascent of 365 steps. The building contains approximately 540 rooms and has 658 windows (108 in the dome alone!) and approximately 850 doorways.

This SCURK is a multi-tile.  Click here to see the two tiles separately.

Special thanks goes to Tom Nillesen, Lee Sojot, www.nyrealty.com, David Cavers, www.aoc.gov, and Tom Behrendt for providing descriptions of all the real-world buildings.