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The National Statuary Hall Collection holds statues donated by each of the United States, portraying notable persons in the histories of the respective states. Displayed in the National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. , the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia which ...
The hall is a series of privately funded bronze busts displayed in the Missouri State Capitol between the Missouri Senate and House chambers. [1] The busts, created by Missouri sculptors Sabra Tull Meyer, E. Spencer Schubert , and William J. Williams, depict prominent Missourians honored for their achievements and contributions to the state.
The National Statuary Hall in 2011. The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the curved perimeter.
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives , which was then renamed National Statuary Hall .
Statue of Thomas Jefferson, South Entrance. The exterior of the Missouri State Capitol is notable for its architectural features: the Baroque dome, loosely modeled after St. Peter’s basilica in Rome, rising 238 feet (73 m) above ground level, topped by sculptor Sherry Fry’s bronze statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture; the eight 48-foot (15 m) columns on the south portico; the ...
Thomas Hart Benton is a marble sculpture depicting the Senator from Missouri of the same name by Alexander Doyle, formerly installed at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Missouri in 1899. [1]
Robert E. Lee, a statue given to the National Statuary Hall by Virginia in 1909 (removed in favor of Barbara Rose Johns in 2020) [1]. The following is a partial list of monuments and memorials to Robert E. Lee, who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865.
The National Statuary Hall Collection is composed of statues donated by individual U.S. states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives, which was then renamed National Statuary Hall.