Civic Fame - Victory and Triumph

The statue of Civic Fame on top of the Municipal Building, installed in March 1913, is a gilded figure designed by Adolph A. Weinman. At 25 feet... more

by Vadim Levin

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Civic Fame - Victory and Triumph

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Vadim Levin

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Photograph

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The statue of Civic Fame on top of the Municipal Building, installed in March 1913, is a gilded figure designed by Adolph A. Weinman. At 25 feet tall, it is the third largest statue in all of Manhattan, after the Statue of Liberty and Bellerophon Taming Pegasus (30 by 28 feet) by Jacques Lipchitz, located on the facade of Columbia Law School. Constructed from Weinman's plaster model of sheets of copper with a hollow core, it is similar in this respect to the nearby Statue of Liberty. Standing barefoot on a sphere, the figure wears a flowing dress and a crown of laurels to signify glory. In her left hand is a five-sectioned mural crown, to represent the five boroughs of New York City: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island; the building's five cupolas also represent the five boroughs. In her right hand is a shield and a laurel branch to represent victory and triumph.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Municipal_Building
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The municipal building was formally renamed the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building at a ceremony on October 15th 2015.

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March 21st, 2013