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• Position: THEN & NOW - "Winged Victory" on top of Arizona's Capitol - Brief article

Standing atop the copper dome of Arizona's old Capitol--which contains enough copper to make 4,800,000 pennies--is a white winged statue known as "Winged Victory" or "Victory Lady." The lady is not just for looks; she is a weather vane and turns with the direction of the wind. Purchased for $150, the 17-foot zinc statue was placed atop the Capitol in 1901. When the statue was restored in 1981, its wings were found to be pock-marked by bullet holes. Legend has it they were courtesy of presumably hard-drinking gents who amused themselves by taking potshots at the Victory...