

Atlanta was not Georgia’s first capitol—and this building was not the first meeting house of the legislature in Atlanta.

Atlanta was not Georgia’s first capitol—and this building was not the first meeting house of the legislature in Atlanta.
What is on top of the Georgia State Capitol?
Miss Freedom, originally named Goddess of Liberty, is the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889. Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs and is over 26 feet tall. She was sculpted with a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left.

What is on top of the Georgia State Capitol?
Miss Freedom, originally named Goddess of Liberty, is the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889. Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs and is over 26 feet tall. She was sculpted with a torch in her right hand and a sword in her left.
This project is a work of the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and Georgia Humanities.
We have a number of partners who made this possible as well.
This project is a work of the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and Georgia Humanities.
We have a number of partners who made this possible as well.

Join us for a virtual tour of this beautiful building and leave knowing more about your government!
There are no rules of architecture
One of the most recognizable features of the Atlanta skyline is Georgia’s gold-domed state capitol, located several blocks southeast of the center of downtown. Although dwarfed by nearby skyscrapers, the dome glistens from the same hill that supported the first state capitol building in Atlanta.
One of the most recognizable features of the Atlanta skyline is Georgia’s gold-domed state capitol, located several blocks southeast of the center of downtown. Although dwarfed by nearby skyscrapers, the dome glistens from the same hill that supported the first state capitol building in Atlanta.
If you are an educator and would like to have access to items that support 8th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence (Government), then please email us at education@georgiacivics.org.
Credits: Photography – Francesco Kozerski
If you are an educator and would like to have access to items that support 8th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence (Government), then please email us at
education@georgiacivics.org.
Credits: Photography – Francesco Kozerski