Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president in an inauguration ceremony that combined grand tradition and moments of intimacy.
Here are some of the most striking images from the day.
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Last minute change of plan
The ceremony usually takes place on a specially built stage in front of the US Capitol building, with VIP guests on the platform and thousands watching from the Mall.
But a forecast of freezing temperatures with a wind chill of -13C (9F) prompted a decision to move the ceremony inside the Capitol building’s Rotunda.
Trump supporters who had travelled to the capital to see the ceremony have flocked to the Capital One arena to watch it streamed live on big screens.
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View of the Rotunda ceiling
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Church service
Trump spent the night before the inauguration at Blair House, just across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, as is tradition for incoming presidents.
Trump, his wife Melania, and incoming Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha attended a church service at St John’s Episcopal Church.
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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive for a service at St John’s Church
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Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife Usha arrive for the service
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Donald Trump sits next to his wife Melania during the church service
Rotunda ceremony
Guests at the inauguration ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol building included former presidents, foreign dignitaries, Trump’s family and his picks for his new administration.
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Among them was tech giant Elon Musk.
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President Obama was among other former presidents at the ceremony
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Trump’s daughter Ivanka was also close by
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Country music star Carrie Underwood performed “America the Beautiful” following Trump’s inaugural address
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s President Javier Milei were among the first foreign leaders to attend a US presidential inauguration
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J D Vance was sworn in as the US Vice President
