Statue of Freedom

The Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the United States Capitol dome.
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  • 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.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Museum
The is an art museum in , United States, located on the , between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and East End.

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.

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.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , 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

Latitude
38.89011° or 38° 53′ 24″ north
Longitude
-77.00998° or 77° 0′ 36″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXRR+22
Geo­Names ID
4138797
Wiki­data ID
Q2063546
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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

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