Statue of Freedom
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: artwork by Thomas Crawford, statue on top of the US Capitol
- Also known as: “Freedom Statue”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and East End.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Statue of Freedom
- Category: statue
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Statue of Freedom” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تمثال الحرية”
- Armenian: “Ազատության արձան (Կապիտոլիում)”
- Armenian: “Ազատության արձան”
- Cebuano: “Freedom Statue”
- Chinese: “自由女神像”
- Chinese: “自由雕像”
- Danish: “Statue of Freedom”
- Danish: “statuen af Friheden”
- Dutch: “Statue of Freedom”
- Esperanto: “Statuo de Armita Libereco”
- French: “Statue de la Liberté”
- German: “Statue of Freedom”
- Hebrew: “פסל החופש”
- Italian: “Statua della Libertà”
- Japanese: “自由の塑像”
- Japanese: “自由の彫像”
- Persian: “تندیس آزادی”
- Persian: “مجسمه آزادی”
- Persian: “مجسمهٔ آزادی”
- Persian: “مجسمه ازادی”
- Portuguese: “Estátua da Liberdade”
- Russian: “Статуя Свободы (Вашингтон)”
- Russian: “Статуя Свободы”
- Spanish: “Estatua de la Libertad (Capitolio)”
- Spanish: “Estatua de la Libertad”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Capitol Grounds and East End.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capitol Hill and Spring Grotto.
Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations
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