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Peeking Through the Draperies of National Statuary Hall
A short history of this significant space's special fabric.
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Capitol Lyrics: "America the Beautiful"
The lyrics of this patriotic song are found easily at the U.S. Capitol.
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A Hallowed Figure in American Art and Culture: the Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is painted, sculpted and carved throughout the Capitol campus. Its white head, wide wingspan and gnarled talons are ubiquitous.
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Unearthing Capitol Hill's Buried History
Visit Congressional Cemetery and discover the many connections the Architect of the Capitol has to this hallowed ground.
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I grew up in Bedford, Massachusetts, which lies between Lexington and Concord, and sent more Minutemen to Lexington than any other local town. There is a small park on The Great Road where every year a pole is erected, bearing a Phrygian cap.
Thank You for giving myself the history lesson, never heard of this before.
Fantastic lesson for pedagogical and historical purposes. The liberty cap belongs to the space of 'human constancies', i.e., the adoption of cross-cultural symbols with the same target: the liberty cap belongs to this sphere, representing the human struggles to enthrone Liberty as a major social life persona.
For the first time in my life I want to visit our Capitol. Dick Gregory introduced me to the American story behind the freedom cap. Until today I believed it to be of French origin and monopoly. We never learned about the Freedom Statue in history classes--high school or college. Independent reading proves to be of more value that required, often rote learning.
Beautiful. When we visited the Capitol, this fresco was definitely a highlight, along with The Statue Of Freedom. Many a stirring moment in Our Nation's Capitol.
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