Miss Freedom
in Atlanta, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334, USA Print route »
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Miss Freedom, originally christened as Goddess of Liberty, is the name of the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889. Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs and is over 26 feet tall. She was sculpted with a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left. The torch is a functioning Mercury vapor lamp, casting a blue-green light at night.Torch in right hand was supposed to be a working light continuously , but it remained dark until it was reconstructed in 1959.Tube and trolley systems are installed so the bulb can be changed from the inside.
