Facts and Information abou the Inaugural Platform, including informration including history, construction, activities, members
The inaugural platform is constructed entirely from scratch for each inaugural ceremony.
The platform will be more than 10,000 square feet—the same size as the platform used for the 2005 inaugural, which was the largest platform ever built for an inauguration.
On inauguration day it will hold more than 1,600 people including:
The President and Vice-President-elects and their families
Members of U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
Cabinet members and nominees
Justices of the Supreme Court
The outgoing President and Vice President
Former presidents
The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Governors
The diplomatic corps
In addition, bleachers built above the platform, on the Upper West
Terrace will hold another 1,000 people including choirs and guests.
It is built entirely of lumber, to protect the surfaces of the Capitol.
The platform is fully ADA compliant.
It is a stadium design, which maximizes the sightlines for the guests on the platform.
It is designed to blend architecturally with the U.S. Capitol.
Planning and design of the platform began more than a year ago.