<P> Miss Freedom, originally christened as Goddess of Liberty, is the name of the statue adorning the dome of the Georgia State Capitol since 1889 . Commissioned in 1884, 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 . The torch is a functioning Mercury vapor lamp, casting a blue - green light at night. Torch in right hand was supposed to be a working light continuously, but it remained dark until it was reconstructed in 1959. Tube and trolley systems installed so the bulb can be changed from the inside . </P> <P> There were two different capitol locations before the final and current location . The current capitol building resides in the city of Atlanta . Construction of the Atlanta capitol started on November 13, 1884 . The building took four and a half years and 250 men to complete . The statue of Miss Freedom was installed in 1888 . Completion, and opening of the building, took place on March 20, 1889 . </P>

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