Winged Victory the Arizona State Capitol Statue

Winged Victory the Arizona State Capitol Statue

Sunday, May 31, 2009
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The Arizona State Capitol statue on the top of the rotunda is actually a wind vane and spins around with the wind. I had no idea until I actually saw her move and face me when a breeze came through.

She is named Winged Victory and appears to be modeled after the Greek goddess Nike. <a href="http://www.tigerleaf.com/statecapitols/wt-statue-fe1.htm">This website</a> says that in the early 1900s, people would shoot at the Arizona State Capitol statue just to see her spin around. Those must have been simpler times.

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