National Statuary Hall
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The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircula
The National Statuary Hall in 2011
Car of History by Carlo Franzoni (1819)
Liberty and the Eagle by Enrico Causici (1819)
Samuel Morse's 1823 oil painting The House of Representatives depicts a night session of the United States House of Representatives in the old Hall of the House.
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the
National Statuary Hall
…House of Representatives for nearly 50 years (1807–1857), after a few years of disuse it was repurposed as a statuary hall in 1864; this is when the National Statuary Hall Collection was established. By 1933, the collection had outgrown this single room, and a number of statues are placed elsewhere within the Capitol. The Hall is…
Part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.
US Capitol rotunda outside