National Statuary Hall

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art gallery chamber historic site tourist attraction

National Statuary Hall is a historic chamber in the United States Capitol that serves as a gallery for statues donated by individual states to honor notable figures in American history.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
National Statuary Hall Collection	2
National Statuary Hall Collection chamber	1
U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (former representation of California)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art gallery ⓘ chamber ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Old Hall of the House ⓘ Statuary Hall ⓘ
architecturalStyle	neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	U.S. states ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ
category	Art museums and galleries in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Rooms in the United States Capitol ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
floorCount	1 ⓘ
functionChange	ceased to be House chamber in 1857 ⓘ designated as National Statuary Hall in 1864 ⓘ
governingBody	Architect of the Capitol ⓘ
hasAcousticProperty	known historical whispering gallery effect ⓘ noted for unusual acoustics ⓘ
hasArtworkType	sculpture ⓘ
hasCollectionType	portrait statues ⓘ
hasFeature	Corinthian columns ⓘ domed ceiling ⓘ marble floor ⓘ niches for statues ⓘ
hasSecurity	Capitol Police jurisdiction ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the U.S. Capitol, a National Historic Landmark ⓘ
inception	early 19th century ⓘ
isMajorStopOn	U.S. Capitol visitor tours ⓘ
legalBasis	authorized by an act of Congress in 1864 ⓘ
locatedIn	United States Capitol ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn	south wing of the United States Capitol ⓘ
materialCommonlyUsed	bronze ⓘ marble ⓘ
near	House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
originalFunction	House of Representatives chamber ⓘ surface form: chamber of the United States House of Representatives
ownership	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	United States Capitol ⓘ
partOfCollection	National Statuary Hall self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Statuary Hall Collection
shape	semi-circular ⓘ
significance	commemorates notable figures in American history ⓘ symbolic representation of the states in the U.S. Capitol ⓘ
statuePolicy	each U.S. state may donate up to two statues ⓘ
statueSubjectRequirement	notable persons in the history of the state ⓘ
tourLanguage	primarily English ⓘ
usedFor	ceremonial events ⓘ display of statues donated by U.S. states ⓘ public tours ⓘ
visitorAccess	open to the public via Capitol tours ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Statuary Hall → alsoKnownAs → National Statuary Hall ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Statuary Hall Collection chamber

Statuary Hall → collection → National Statuary Hall ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Statuary Hall Collection

Junípero Serra → hasStatue → National Statuary Hall ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall (former representation of California)

National Statuary Hall → partOfCollection → National Statuary Hall self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Statuary Hall Collection