Anniversary in Washington DC - October, 1999 -- Car of History by Carlo Franzoni, 1819, in the National Statuary Hall (marble).
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Clio, the Muse of History, stands in a winged chariot representing the passage of time and records events as they occur.
The car rests on a marble globe on which signs of the Zodiac are carved in relief.
The chariot wheel is the face of the clock; its works are by Simon Willard.