- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Capitol Dome
- Creator:
- Ralph Daniel
- Date of Original:
- 2011-09-09
- Subject:
- Georgia--Capital and capitol
Public buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Domes--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Statues--Georgia--Atlanta
Historic buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Residents of Dahlonega and Lumpkin County, the site of Georgia's gold rush in 1829, donated twenty ounces of gold in 1958 to cover the state capitol dome in Atlanta. The dome was regilded about twenty years later and today is maintained on an ongoing basis.
Photograph of the Georgia State Capitol dome in Atlanta, Georgia. A statue of a woman with a torch in one hand and a sword in the other stands atop the gilded dome. Residents of Dahlonega and Lumpkin County, the site of Georgia's gold rush in 1829, donated twenty ounces of gold in 1958 to cover the state capitol dome. The dome was regilded about twenty years later and today is maintained on an ongoing basis. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/georgia-state-capitol/m-8221/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development. Please do not use any images without permission
Explore Georgia - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/georgia-state-capitol
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Photograph by Ralph Daniel - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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