Capitol Building from the baseline on the east front to the top of the statue is 287.5 ft (87.6 m). The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about15,000 pounds. Ten bronze points tipped with platinum are attached to her headdress, shoulders, and shield for protection from lightning. The lower part of the base is decorated with fasces and wreaths. She stands on a cast-iron globe encircled with the words E Pluribus Unum, the national motto at the time of her placement atop the dome. He began with a design, he called 'Freedom. Sculptor Thomas Crawfords second design represented Freedom as a. The Story: The story behind this statue begins in 1855, when a sculptor named Thomas Crawford, was given the assignment of designing the structure.
The marble is crushed into a fine powder resin is added to hold the fine particles. Senator Dole, Architect of the Capitol George M. This beautiful reproduction of the magnificent figure that stands sentry on top of the Dome is offered in some of the original marble from the East Front of the Capitol. Capitol Bicentennial Celebration-Capitol dome Statue of Freedom. A brooch inscribed "U.S." secures her fringed robes. The nineteen-foot six-inch bronze statue of Freedom crowns the cast-iron Dome of the Capitol. The Statue of Freedom is the crowning glory of the U.S. Her helmet is encircled by stars and features a crest composed of an eagle's head, feathers, and talons, a reference to the costume of Native Americans.
The statue has her right hand resting upon the hilt of a sheathed sword, while her left hand holds a laurel wreath of victory and the shield of the United States with thirteen stripes. The statue was designed by the American sculptor Thomas Crawford. Museum Number: Annotation: The bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the crowning feature of. Capitol Building's dome is surmounted by a bronze statue of a woman representing Freedom. Credit: Architect of the Capitol Media type: statue. View of the Statue of Freedom high atop the U.S. Capitol dome is the Statue of Freedom, an allegorical female figure.
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