The fence around the US Capitol finally came down this weekend, more than six months after fans of President Trump rioted in the building, hoping to overturn his election loss. The fencing had cut the city off from the Capitol complex. The Capitol still isn’t open to visitors, but at least the grounds are back in our daily lives. Over the weekend, Washingtonians eagerly welcomed them back.
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Seeing the Capitol without a fence on my walk to mass this morning was a great way to start the day. pic.twitter.com/TuqS9S2qdW
— Maggie Edwards (@mags_ced) July 11, 2021
United States Capitol, yesterday afternoon (July 10th, 2021) from washingtondc
People are picnicking on the West front of the Capitol grounds as well. The fence is almost completely down on three sides already. pic.twitter.com/Wuw2om1Ob6
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 10, 2021
Enzo is happy the fence is down. Tell him he’s a good boy. from washingtondc
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Good AM from a fence-free Capitol! pic.twitter.com/AhN2k2jxYB
— Mike Valerio (@MikevWUSA) July 10, 2021
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Obligatory @uscapitol selfie.
Why? The capitol complex has been closed to the public after January 6th. Forward-fast: they finally removed the security fences last Friday. So happy to walk around our landmark capitol. pic.twitter.com/Re0Hainnw6— Erikson Young (@EriksonYoung) July 11, 2021
Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. He lives in Del Ray.
