Quadriga

A sculpture on top of the Minnesota State Capitol building. I thought I'd put something up to start the new year.

here's a bit of history about it from wikipedia:

Above the southern entrance to the building is a gilded quadriga called The Progress of the State which was sculpted by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter. It was completed and raised to the roof of the capitol in 1906. In 1994 and 1995, the statues underwent a restoration procedure which included replacing the gold leaf on the figures. A sphere perched above the capitol dome also has similar treatment.