In Pics | How US is gearing up for Biden, Harris inauguration

Following the US Capitol violence where scores of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building, security in Washington was beefed up ahead of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' inauguration on January 20. Over 15,000 troops of the National Guard were deployed in Washington and fences and barricades erected all around the Capitol Building where the inauguration ceremony will take place. Here's a look at the preparations ahead of a presidential and vice-presidential inauguration unlike any other.

Preparations take place before a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington. Credit: AP/PTI Photo

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia National Guard stand watch on the National Mall on January 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. Credit: AFP Photo

Members of the US National Guard stand watch at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 17, 2021, during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. Credit: AFP Photo

National Guard troops walk behind fencing in front of the US Supreme Court as security tightens ahead of presidential inaugural events on Capitol Hill in Washington, US. Credit: Reuters Photo

Members of the US National Guard patrol at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 17, 2021, during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. Credit: AFP Photo

Washington National Guard personnel visit with a passerby and their dog while keeping watch at the Washington State Capitol on January 17, 2021 in Olympia, Washington. Credit: AFP Photo

Members of the US National Guard are seen near their gear at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 17, 2021, during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. Credit: AFP Photo