Progress of Civilization Pediment
The Progress of Civilization features figures that represent the early days of America along with the diversity of human endeavor.
Architect of the Capitol employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements, landscape features and more.
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Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish humanitarian who worked at his country's legation in Budapest during World War II and used his diplomatic status to save the lives of tens of thousands of Jews threat
Inventor Robert Fulton is seated in his studio, looking out at the palisades of the Hudson River and his steamboat; a portrait of Benjamin West, with whom Fulton studied painting, rests to his left