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William Allen, Architectural historian for the Capitol, and Barbara Wolanin, Curator for the Capitol, discussed the historical importance of the Statue of Freedom atop the dome of the U.S. C…

The Statue of Freedom was returned to its perch atop the U.S. Capitol building dome using a helicopter air crane. The 130-year-old statue was removed several months before in order to refurb…

As a prelude to the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol Building, the 130-year-old Statue of Freedom was returned to the top of the Capitol dome after a 5-month restorat…

Linda Merk-Gould, Representative, Fine Objects Conservation, Inc. spoke on a scaffold surrounding the Statue of Freedom and the progress of the statue’s restoration. The statue was brought d…

Barbara Wolanin discussed the progress of the restoration of the Statue of Freedom, the statue that stands atop the Capitol dome. She described the process of restoration for the statue, whi…