West Front Fountain at the U.S. Capitol

The fountain in Bartholdi Park at Night

Bartholdi Park serves as a home landscape demonstration garden and showcases innovative plant combinations in a variety of styles and design themes. The U.S. Botanic Garden Administration Building and the Bartholdi Fountain is located in the park. aoc.gov

Across Independence Avenue from the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory

The Statue of Freedom - Armed Freedom

The Statue of Freedom - also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom—is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford (1814-1857) that, since 1863, has crowned the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Originally named Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, official U.S. government publications now state that the statue "is officially known as the Statue of Freedom". The statue depicts a female figure wearing a military helmet and holding a sheathed sword in her right hand and a laurel wreath and shield in her left.




Original Design for Statue of Freedom
Second Design for the Statue of Freedom
Third Design of Statue of Freedom
The Statue of Freedom - Armed Freedom
The United States Capitol dome

The United States Capitol dome

The United States Capitol dome is the massive dome situated above the United States Capitol which reaches upwards to 288 feet (88 m) in height and 96 feet (29 m) in diameter. The dome was designed by Thomas U. Walter, the fourth Architect of the Capitol, and constructed between 1855 and 1866 at a cost of $1,047,291 wikipedia

The history of the United States Capitol Building

Statue of Freedom