Statue of Freedom - Washington, DC
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N 38° 53.388 W 077° 00.533
18S E 325770 N 4306465
The freedom monument is located on the top of the nation's capitol.
Waymark Code: WMW5KQ
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2017
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The monument serves as a benchmark. It overlooks the whole city on Capitol hill. The sculpture is about 10 feet tall and features lady liberty, before the famous Statue of Liberty so that is why it varies from the most famous one in New York.
Taken from Wikipedia, "The Statue of Freedom—also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom—is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford (1814–1857) 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."
Also taken from wikipedia, but about Liberty as a goddess, "A goddess named for and representing the concept Liberty has existed in many cultures, including classical examples dating from the Roman Empire to those representing national symbols such as the American Columbia and its Statue of Liberty, an artwork created under the name Liberty Enlightening the World, and the French Marianne."
Associated Religion(s): Greek
Statue Location: Capitol Building
Entrance Fee: 0
Artist: Thomas Crawford
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.