ana_lee_smith in cuba
statue of the republic.....
First thing one sees entering the massive bronze doors of el Capitolio is Italian sculptor Angelo Zanelli's impressive Statue of the Republic... a 15m tall, 22 ct gold-leafed bronze woman symbolizing the 'Guardian of Virtue & Work'. Only the gold Buddha in Japan and the Lincoln Monument in Washington, DC, are taller. In this pic you can see where the diamond is cordoned off, in the centre of the circular design in the marble floor.
statue of the republic.....
First thing one sees entering the massive bronze doors of el Capitolio is Italian sculptor Angelo Zanelli's impressive Statue of the Republic... a 15m tall, 22 ct gold-leafed bronze woman symbolizing the 'Guardian of Virtue & Work'. Only the gold Buddha in Japan and the Lincoln Monument in Washington, DC, are taller. In this pic you can see where the diamond is cordoned off, in the centre of the circular design in the marble floor.