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The bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the crowning feature of the dome of the United States Capitol. The saute is a classic female dressed in flowing draperies. In her right hand she holds a sword; in her left hand she holds a shield of the united states with thirteen stripes. On her head she wears a helmet which is encircled with stars. On her side there is a brooch that holds up her dress that has "U.S." inscribed on it. Freedom stands 19 1/2 feet tall and is the tallest statue in Washington D.C., The capitol ask when people are building more statues that they don't build it any taller than freedom. Abraham Lincolns statue was built 19 feet tall and nearly was built taller.
What she stands on:
She stands on a cast-iron globe encircled with the words E Pluribus Unum. The lower part of the base she stands on is covered in wreaths and fasces.
Sources:
1.http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/freedom.cfm
Picture sources:
1.http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1241&bih=599&tbm=isch&tbnid=nVuBji16-tDKfM:&imgrefurl=http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/freedom.cfm&docid=IBv2JqjDuRfG6M&imgurl=http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/images/statueof-freedom_small.jpg&w=300&h=401&ei=pEupT5DVIpKatwf3z5CiAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=114&vpy=79&dur=675&hovh=260&hovw=194&tx=129&ty=169&sig=110437853766079846292&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=102&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:75
2.http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1241&bih=599&tbm=isch&tbnid=DOkO4c_-7WAhlM:&imgrefurl=http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/Exhibitions/online/the-capitol-story/statue-of-freedom.html&docid=6R9MrRafLQWfKM&imgurl=http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/Exhibitions/online/images/CVC/statue/StatueFreedom_sm.jpg&w=200&h=315&ei=pEupT5DVIpKatwf3z5CiAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=608&vpy=150&dur=738&hovh=252&hovw=160&tx=73&ty=140&sig=110437853766079846292&page=2&tbnh=144&tbnw=91&start=23&ndsp=33&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:23,i:134
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