Statue of Freedom - Wikipedia
WEBThe Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the United States Capitol dome. Originally named Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, a U.S. government publication now states that the statue "is officially known as the Statue of Freedom." [1] .
Statue of Freedom - Architect of the Capitol
WEBThe bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the crowning feature of the Dome of the United States Capitol. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds.
Statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection - Wikipedia
WEBThe National Statuary Hall Collection comprises 60 statues of bronze and 39 of marble. Several sculptors have created multiple statues for the collection, the most prolific being Charles Henry Niehaus who sculpted eight statues currently and formerly in the collection.
National Statuary Hall Collection By Location - Architect of the Capitol
WEBStatues are currently located in National Statuary Hall, the Capitol Visitor Center, the Crypt, the Hall of Columns, the Rotunda and various areas throughout the House and Senate wings of the Capitol. This list sorts the statues by their location in …
The Statue of Freedom | U.S. Capitol - Visitor Center
WEBThe bronze Statue of Freedom, facing east over the central entrance, crowns the dome of the United States Capitol. Image Details. The Statue of Freedom was sculpted in Rome by the American artist Thomas Crawford.
WEBT. he Statue of Freedom has stood atop the United States Capitol Dome since 1863. Hoisted into place while the country was divided by the Civil War, the bronze statue designed and sculpted by American sculptor Thomas Crawford was created as the crowning feature of the building’s new cast-iron Dome.
U.S. Senate: In Form and Spirit: Creating the Statue of Freedom
WEBThe massive bronze Statue of Freedom has been perched atop the great dome of the United States Capitol since its assembly was completed on December 2, 1863, amidst the pall of civil war. As the crowning feature of the building’s new cast-iron dome, it offered a glimmer of hope that the nation would endure.
U.S. Capitol Building - U.S. Senate
WEBOn December 2, 1863, the Statue of Freedom, by American artist Thomas Crawford, was placed at the top of the dome, 287 feet above the East Plaza. In the 1870s, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead designed the terraces that run across the north, south, and west elevations of the Capitol.
National Statuary Hall Collection - Architect of the Capitol
WEBInitially all of the state statues were placed in National Statuary Hall. As the collection expanded, however, it outgrew the Hall, and in 1933, Congress authorized the display of the statues throughout the building for both aesthetic and structural reasons.
The Capitol Story | U.S. Capitol - U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
WEBIt was on display in the Russell Senate Office Building before being moved to Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The bronze Statue of Freedom, facing east over the central entrance, crowns the dome of the United States Capitol.