Wikipedia: 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),[1] and now the main exhibition space for the National Statuary Hall Collection.
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- Adams, Samuel
- Allen, Ethan
- Austin, Stephen F
- Bryan, William Jennings
- Calhoun, John Caldwell
- Cass, Lewis
- Chandler, Zachariah
- Clay, Henry
- Clinton, George
- Damien, Joseph de Veuster
- Davis, Jefferson
- Eisenhower, Dwight David
- Farnsworth, Philo
- Fulton, Robert
- Garfield, James Abram
- Greene, Nathanel
- Hamlin, Hannibal
- Houston, Sam
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- Wikipedia: National Statuary Hall Includes history, photos, description and links to figures represented in the hall.
- National Public Radio: Reagan Statue Unveiled In U.S. Capitol A statue of President Reagan is unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda in the presence of former first lady Nancy Reagan and House Speaker Pelosi. Included is an audio file, written transcript and history.
- CNN: Helen Keller Statue to be Unveiled at Capitol Statue will be first in Capitol of a child, as well as a person with a disability.
- NY Times: And the Bronze Goes to ... Editorial on the replacement of the statue of Thomas Starr King with one of Ronald Reagan.
- The U.S. Capitol: National Statuary Collection Quiz Quiz on statuary Hall.