I’m still reading “The Lost Symbol,” thought I would share some images and information that go along with the story.
The George Washington Zeus statue is on the second floor of the National Museum of American History. The statue, commissioned in 1832, depicts George Washington as Zeus.
Next is the “Apotheosis of Washington,” a gigantic fresco that spans the interior dome of the Capitol Rotunda. It depicts George Washington’s “apotheosis,” or transformation into a god.
I’ve compiled the pictures and full information/ details on the pages listed below…
Read more about: George Washington -Zeus statue
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Read more about: The Hand of Mysteries
Thanks for posting the pictures. I’m still reading “The Lost Symbol” too. Fascinating stuff. May have to return to DC & have a look for myself.
Cheers!
Paul Mila
http://www.milabooks.com
just completed “the lost symbol”…thought that i should compare the photos described in book…it’s amazing…plz post more photos of different images described in book like the fresco painting of george washington and various others
cheers
bye
rishav
I am too reading ” The Lost Symbol” and ‘google`d’ George Washington Zeus. This amazing pic really brings this home and provides extra reference and relevance to the story line. The crazy thing was ,I was in DC last month (before the book came out) and didnt get to see the inside of the Rotunda! Have to make another trip!
Thanks for sharing the pics
Cheers
Simon( Malaga,Espana)
That’s definitely worth another trip! When I was last in DC I never paid much attention to all this-I may make another trip too
Hmmm…the lost symbol, truly, a legend that endures for centuries, endures for a reason….the book is AWESOME, i just can drop, cant rush it…so .logical. its incredible to know that the famous Washington DC bore some hidden secrets..wow!
there is fine line between genius and insanity. no offence but dont you wonder where dan brown falls? its very intresting you all googled george washington zeus….,i mean you should have been satisfied you are all insane in the membrane.
The fine line between genius and ignoramose is research.
Brown appears to do an enormous amount of research. Also, did anyone notice his books are “fiction”? I never heard of these symbols in DC and am fasinated. Maybe, lenny, you are also a teacher and will have many students.
I agree the Dan Brown The Lost Symbol is well written and very informative. I can’t stop reading it. Now I must make the trip to DC
I am reading the book now and stopped to look up the artwork. This is interesting to learn about American mythology. But I have to say the story and writing are not very good. The science and internet technology descriptions are so inaccurate that I thought those sections must be intended as comic relief.
i’m reading the lost symbol and i went to look up george washington zeus too! i never knew any of this, but i think its really cool cheers!
i’m still reading lost symbol its so interesting but please those you have chance post more pictures described in this book
You might find these pictures of the hand of mysteries interesting: The Hand of Mysteries http://bit.ly/84ODi3
I just started reading “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown tonight. 20 chapters and 3 cups of coffee later, I was compelled to Google both “Apotheosis of Washington” and the George Washington Zeus statue. Interesting stuff indeed.
I am reading “The Lost Symbol” and also Googled to find out weather the story about pictures on the interior dome of the Capitol Rotunda and the Washington-Zeus statue are true. Thanks a lot for the amazing pictures. I need to visit Washington DC again to see the real things.
Only just got a copy of Dan Brown’s – Lost Symbol and the story
is quite captivating, just got to Chapter 20 and had to google
George Washington Zeus to confirm if I was being captivated
by some wild crazy writer’s imagination or real and actual pics of
the Capitol Rotunda.
Never been to America but am captivated by the story line
and look forward to visiting (Washington D.C.)
cool. the book is just fantastic. what even better is to see a face behind it.