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  2. Statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection - Wikipedia

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    [1] The first statue was installed in 1870, and, by 1971, the collection included at least one statue from every state. In 1933, Congress passed House Concurrent Resolution No. 47, which limited each state to only one statue in the Statuary Hall. Others would be distributed throughout the Capitol building. [1]

  3. University of Santo Tomas Main Building - Wikipedia

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    After the war, UST resumed operation, holding classes in the building. The university and the building was visited by Pope Paul VI in 1970 [2] and Pope John Paul II in 1995 when UST hosted World Youth Day 1995. In 2015, Pope Francis became the third pope to visit the university, but did not enter the building.

  4. National Statuary Hall - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. National Statuary Hall Collection - Wikipedia

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    The statue of Lee was removed on December 21, 2020. [70] [71] The statue will be sculpted by Steven Weitzman and is expected to be installed in 2024. [72] Washington: Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill in April 2021 that starts the process to replace Washington's Marcus Whitman statue with one of Billy Frank Jr. [22]

  6. List of artwork at the United States Capitol complex - Wikipedia

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    The United States Capitol. The statue crowning the dome, Statue of Freedom, is over 19 feet tall. Since 1856, the United States Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C., has featured some of the most prominent art in the United States, including works by Constantino Brumidi, [1] [2] Vinnie Ream and Allyn Cox.

  7. Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    Disagreements over the Treasury building came to a head less than two years into the construction of the east wing. In January 1838 a proposal was introduced in Congress to demolish the partially constructed building. The Committee on Public Buildings directed Capitol building architect Thomas U. Walter to inspect and report on the Treasury ...

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  9. Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Freedom is a 19½-foot (5.9 m) tall allegorical statue that rests atop the United States Capitol dome. In addition to the human likenesses, a number of public and private sculptures of animals, objects, and abstractions are spread throughout the city.