Amy Riolo
Costantino Brumidi, Apotheosis of Washington (1865) fresco in the Capitol dome
Costantino Brumidi, The Landing of Columbus (1877) frieze in the Rotunda of the US Capitol
Statue of Dante Alighieri in Meridian Hill Park in Washington D.C- Other American cities may have larger Italian populations than ours, but it’s hard to visit a neighborhood in the District without seeing evidence of the artistic and architectural in uences of Italy.— Adrian M. Fenty, Former Mayor of Washington, DC
Statue of Guglielmo Marconi at 16th and Lamont streets NW, in Washington D.C Above the bust of Marconi is a female figure representing electricity.- Amy Riolo