Capitol Visitor Center

Replica of Freedom Sculpture that is on top of Capitol dome.

The 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 dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Originally named Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, official U.S. government publications now state that the statue "is officially known as the Statue of Freedom".[1] The statue depicts a female figure wearing a military helmet and holding a sheathed sword in her right hand and a laurel wreath and shield in her left.

Photo 116, Nov 2011

Capitol Visitor Center

Replica of sculpture that is on top of Capitol dome.

Photo 189, Nov 2011