Senate Fountain

Sited directly above the Senate underground garage between Capitol Hill and Union Station, the 1932 design by Bennett, Parsons and Frost turns infrastructure into a choreographed cascade. Water projects from a Minnesota Pink granite monolith fitted with lion-head spouts, spilling across scalloped stone rims and an oval basin before funneling underground to three sculpted terrace bubbler fountains and a broad reflecting pool below. At night, 114 underwater fixtures cycle red, green, blue, and clear lighting on a 20-minute computerized program.