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This statue of George Washington had been commissioned for the Capitol. It arrived in 1841and the public was astounded to see George draped in a toga. Still, he was installed in the Rotunda as planned only to find that the weight of the sculpture started to cause the floor to buckle. He was then moved to the grounds of the Capitol. Finally, in 1908, it was given to the Smithsonian which eventually placed it the Museum of American History. |