<P> 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 . It is located immediately south of the Rotunda . The meeting place of the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 50 years ( 1807 -- 1857 ) , it is now the main exhibition space for the National Statuary Hall Collection . </P>
<P> 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 . It is located immediately south of the Rotunda . The meeting place of the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 50 years ( 1807 -- 1857 ) , it is now the main exhibition space for the National Statuary Hall Collection . </P>
why is the room south of the rotunda called statuary hall
why is the room south of the rotunda called statuary hall
devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans
devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans