Lewis Wallace
This statue of Lewis (Lew) Wallace was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Indiana in 1910. He is remembered for his political accomplishments and for being one of America's most noted authors.
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Liberty and the Eagle Sculpture
In the niche above the entablature on the south wall of National Statuary Hall stands the heroic-sized figure of Liberty.
Liberty Tree
Common Name: Liberty Tree Seedling
Botanical Name: Liriodendron tulipfera
Planted: March 27, 1978
Lower Senate Fountain Cherry Trees
Site of two varieties: Yoshino (Prunus x yeodoensis) and Japanese flowering (Prunus serrulata).
Lower Senate Park Cherry Trees
Site of two varieties: Yoshino (Prunus x yeodoensis) and Japanese flowering (Prunus serrulata).
Lycurgus, Relief Portrait
Lycurgus (c. 900 B.C.) Semimythical Greek legislator. Traditional author of laws and institution of Sparta.
Magna Carta Replica and Display
The Magna Carta display in the Crypt of the United States Capitol features a replica of the English document whose principles underlie much of the Constitution of the United States. The entire display was made in England by the artist Louis Osman and was presented to the United States as a gift from the British government to celebrate the bicentennial of American independence.
Maimonides, Relief Portrait
Maimonides (1135-1204) Jewish philosopher of Cordova, Spain. Compiled a systematic exposition of the whole of Jewish law as contained in the Pentateuch and in Talmudic literature.
Marcus Whitman
This statue of Marcus Whitman was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Washington in 1953. Whitman was born in 1802 and died in 1847; he is best remembered for his roles as a physician and missionary.
Maria Sanford
This statue of Maria Sanford was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Minnesota in 1958.
Martin Luther King Jr. Bust
The bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been on display in the Capitol Rotunda since 1986. The bronze sculpture is 36 inches high on a 66-inch high Belgian black marble base.
Minton Tiles
The richly patterned and colored Minton tile floors are one of the most striking features of the extensions of the United States Capitol. They were first installed in 1856, when Thomas U. Walter was engaged in the design and construction of vast additions to the Capitol (1851-1865). For the floors in his extensions, Walter chose encaustic tile for its beauty, durability and sophistication.
Moses, Relief Portrait
Moses (c. 1350-1250 B.C.) Hebrew prophet and lawgiver. Transformed a wandering people into a nation; received the Ten Commandments.
Mother Joseph
This statue of Mother Joseph was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Washington in 1980.
Mountains and Clouds Sculpture
This piece is Calder's only work that combined a separate mobile and a stabile (or standing sculpture).
Mrs. Richard Nixon Tree
Text on the Plaque
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Magnolia grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia)
The Senate Ladies Gift to
Napoleon I, Relief Portrait
Napoleon I (1769-1821) Emperor of France. Appointed a commission to draw up the Code Civil, a combination of tradition and Roman law that influenced the legal systems of European and American states during the 19th century.
Nathanael Greene
This statue of Nathanael Greene was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Rhode Island in 1870.
National Arbor Day Tree
Text of the Plaque
U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
(Dawn Redwood)
Naval Gun Crew in the Spanish-American War
A gun crew prepares to fire a Naval gun in one of the two great naval battles of the Spanish-American War. In the course of helping Cuba win independence from Spain the United States became prominent in world affairs by acquiring a colonial empire (Puerto Rico and Guam) and establishing naval prominence in both oceans. (1898)
Oglethorpe and the Indians
James Oglethorpe, who founded the colony of Georgia and became its first governor, is shown making peace on the site of Savannah with the chief of the Muskogee Indians, who presents a buffalo skin decorated with an eagle, symbol of love and protection. (1732)