Sunday, November 20, 2022

Our lawmakers have a goddess looking over their work

Hail Columbia...aka the goddess standing on top of our capitol building in DC...

The dome is topped with a 20-foot statue of a woman holding a sword and a laurel wreath, known as Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, or sometimes, Armed Freedom.

See here for more info...
https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol.../art/statue-freedom



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8 comments:

  1. eileeninmdNovember 20, 2022 at 5:23 AM

    Beautiful statue, she is a great symbol of freedom. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  2. William KendallNovember 20, 2022 at 5:54 AM

    Try explaining her to the so called religious right.

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 20, 2022 at 3:15 PM

      They know of Greek and Roman mythology. It's part of the architecture, like Corinthian columns rather than Ionic or Doric columns.

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  3. TomNovember 20, 2022 at 7:09 AM

    ...I wonder if they ever look up?

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 20, 2022 at 3:17 PM

      Doesn't matter...I figure her being there is chaneling the mythical vibes of freedom to each one of them. That's the new-agey answer. The other is that is a lot of weight, as well as an iron dome...of course it attracts various magnetic energies from the atmosphere!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 20, 2022 at 10:05 AM

    That is so beautiful in all ways. (NewRobin13)

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    1. Barbara RogersNovember 20, 2022 at 3:18 PM

      Thanks Robin. I've been proud to call her Columbia for years...though Freedom isn't all that bad a name!

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