🟌️ Statue of Freedom

United States · Americas · 38.89°N, 77.01°W

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 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." The statue depicts a female figure bearing a military helmet and holding a sheathed sword in her right hand and a laurel wreath and shield in her left.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	38.89°N, 77.01°W · view on map

Statue of Freedom is located in United States, in Americas.

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