<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
name of indian on top of capitol building
name of indian on top of capitol building
Statue of Freedom
Statue of Freedom