Must Simplify It
Though that was the vision, things didn’t go according to plan. Funding was a huge factor, and others worried about the final appearance. They had to simplify the design, cutting out the balcony and removing the carvings from the surface.
George Washington’s Sculpture
That’s how Americans got the unpunctuated and plain pillar with the sculpture of George Washington on top. While an American designer took on the project, Enrico Cuasici, an Italian designer, made the sculpture, which was added in 1829.
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