Why are there miniature doors inside the Capitol?
A curious fact about the capitol. Did you know that there are miniature doors inside the Capitol? Well, maybe you already knew that. The question now is why are there miniature doors? The reason is simple.
It seems that the architect wanted to play house, or such is Jerry’s home , as in the new Tom and Jerry film that will be released in 2021.
Well, back to the Capitol, let me tell you that the miniature doors have a real purpose and that has to do with something that happened a long time ago.
On Christmas Eve of 1851, a fire destroyed some 35,000 books in the Library of Congress, which was in the Capitol building. This tragedy could have been avoided if the Capitol had had water to stop the fire. Eventually the Library of Congress was moved to the Thomas Jefferson Building.
After that experience, the engineers designed a system of faucets throughout the building. To hide the faucets they designed miniature doors as camouflage and decoration for the interior, which is why the doors are only 30 inches (76 centimeters) tall.
The water would serve to prevent a future fire from spreading, in addition to that there was enough water for cleaning floors.
The Montgomery C. Meigs water system has undergone many improvements, and still brings water to the city of Washington today. The capitol has also undergone renovations all along, the water and fire systems are more modern, so the faucets behind the small doors are no longer necessary, yet they are still an important part of the capitol, as he explains in his website . Visitors are free to imagine what lies behind those beautifully decorated miniature doors.
What do you think?
