Cover: Federal Reserve

In addition to a new Facebook Cover Photo, here's an excerpt from a previous post about the subject matter in this photo--of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:

Federal Reserve Bank, Atlanta, Georgia

"Immediately in front of the building's main entrance is a massive bronze eagle perched, wings spread wide, atop a column that was part of the original Atlanta Fed building that opened in 1918. The eagle sculpture was created in 1964 by Elbert Weinberg."

The Atlanta Fed is one of only twelve Federal Reserve banks in the United states and one of only a few of those that offer tours. The tour—mostly self-guided—I highly recommend.

Enjoy this pre-sized Facebook Cover Photo and then head over to the wanderlust ATLANTA Facebook Page for more. For more about Atlanta's Federal Reserve Bank, visit my full post at the link in the first paragraph.

ATLANTApix: Eagle Statue

Federal Reserve Bank Eagle

The Federal Reserve Bank Eagle (frequently called Eagle Statue) is perched atop a 48 foot marble column standing in the courtyard immediately in front of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Award-winning artist Elbert Weinberg created the 3,300 pound bronze statue in 1964. The Eagle Statue was so important to the design of the Bank that the dedication of the new building was postponed until the statue could be delivered from Italy, where Connecticut-born Weinberg traveled to work on the statue.

When the Bank moved to its newest permanent home at Peachtree and 10th Streets in 2001, the Eagle came along. Against a backdrop of the massive white marble Bank, the 9 feet tall, 16 feet wide dimensions of the statue comes out when you're closer to it.

No-cost self-guided tours of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta are available Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

ATLANTApix of the tourATLANTA blog features a "photo-of-the-day" of Atlanta. Come back tomorrow for a new one!