latrobe was constrained by william thornton's 1792 winning design for the exterior envelope and steven hallot's for the interior's. a succession of short-term architects finished much of the senate wing before latrobe's arrival. the capitol latrobe inherited was that wing and the orven, th oval hall built in 1801 to accommodate the house of representatives. all these designs were a fusion of 18th century ne-yo class simple derived from roman and renaissance architecture as interpreted by italian, french, and english sources, as well as ancient ones depending on the education and tastes of the various architects involved. latrobe disliked the capitol he inherited. on both aesthetic and ideological grounds. fortunately, its decade long halting construction proved to be poor and he was able to rebuild the senate ring's interiors and to build much of the house wing before construction was halted by the war in 1812. missed one of my slides. this is latrobe -- this is thornton's exterior on your left and then hallot's interior plan. note on the interior plan the oval rooms for both the house and the