| Show Famous Statuary Hall Senator Mor Merrill's Merrills r l Idea Ida a Justin Smith Morrill suggested the plan of putting statues In lu the Capitol of prominent men from each euch state The National Statuary hall semicircular lar In shape and designed by Latrobe after a Greek theater Is one of ot the most beautiful rooms of the Capitol On the north side It has haR a colonnade of Potomac marble with white capitals capi capi- capitals and a screen of ot similar columns on the tile south side supports a noble arch The domed ceiling decorated after that of the Roman Homan Pantheon springs 57 1 feet to a cupola by which the room Is lighted Above tho the door leading lending from the thu rotunda Is Franzoni's historical clock This room was the hall hail of representatives es and was Vas the forum of debates by Webster Clay Adams Calhoun and others whose names are Indelibly associated with the history of congress In at atthe the he B suggestion of or Senator Merrill Morrill of ot Vermont then a member of ot the house the room was set apart as a n National Statuary hall to which each state might send the lie statues of two of Its distinguished citizens Rhode Island was the list first to respond choosing Roger linger Williams and 1 Gre Greene ne |
