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===Features=== A statue of [[John C. Calhoun]] is located at one end of the room near the [[Old Supreme Court Chamber]]. On the right leg of the statue, a mark from a bullet fired during the [[1998 United States Capitol shooting|1998 shooting incident]] is clearly visible. The bullet also left a mark on the cape, located on the back right side of the statue. Thirteen presidents have [[Lying in state|lain in state]] in the Rotunda for public viewing, most recently [[Jimmy Carter]]. The tomb meant for Washington stored the [[catafalque]] which is used to support [[coffin]]s lying in state or honor in the Capitol. The catafalque now on display in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center was used for President Lincoln. The [[Hall of Columns]] is located on the House side of the Capitol, home to twenty-eight fluted columns and statues from the National Statuary Hall Collection. In the basement of the Capitol building in a utility room are two marble bathtubs, which are all that remain of the once elaborate Senate baths. These baths were a [[spa]]-like facility designed for members of Congress and their guests before many buildings in the city had modern plumbing. The facilities included several bathtubs, a barbershop, and a [[massage parlor]]. A steep metal staircase, totaling 365 steps, leads from the basement to an outdoor walkway on top of the Capitol's dome.<ref name=365steps>{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/10/us/365-steps-to-the-top-of-capitol-hill.html | title= 365 Steps to the Top of Capitol Hill | date= August 10, 1997 | work= The New York Times | at= Section 1, Page 22 | access-date= August 9, 2009 }}</ref> The number of steps represents each day of the year.<ref name=thirtyyears>{{cite book | last= Logan | first= Mrs. John A. (Mary Simmerson) | title= Thirty Years in Washington; or, Life and Scenes in Our National Capital | publisher=A. D. Worthington & Co | location= Hartford, Connecticut | year= 1901 | page= [https://archive.org/details/thirtyyearsinwa00logauoft/page/78 78] | oclc= 29540458 | url= https://archive.org/details/thirtyyearsinwa00logauoft | access-date=August 9, 2009 }}</ref> Also in the basement, the weekly [[Jumu'ah|Jummah]] prayer is held on Fridays by Muslim staffers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bowman |first=Bridget |title=Muslim on Capitol Hill: Staffers Look to Rebuild |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/home/congressional-muslim-staff-association |date=July 21, 2014 |newspaper=[[Roll Call]] |access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref>
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