Perhaps the grandest of these, standing atop the Capitol dome like a national wedding-cake topper, is the bronze “Statue of Freedom.” It wouldn’t exist without the artistry and genius of an ...

The Capitol building is guarded by the Statue of Freedom, made by Thomas Crawford in 1863. The 15,000 pound statue sits over the dome at 19 feet and 6 inches tall and is made of bronze.

"That entire west front of the Capitol used to be a slave ... from the foundation to the Statue of Freedom that stands atop the dome. The influence started soon after an American sculptor was ...

The award is named for the statue that graces the Capitol’s Dome: Freedom. The 2021 Freedom Award recipients, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) presented the award.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The sculptor of the statue that will top Oklahoma's new Capitol dome and the architects and engineers who will be in charge of building it have decided on the statue's dimensions ...