Commerce Dept Bldg: Aeronautics tympanum in Washington, D.C. by James Earle Fraser, York & Sawyer located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area

tympanum

The Aeronautics tympanum is a limestone relief sculpture by James Earle Fraser and York & Sawyer, located on the Commerce Department Building in Washington, D.C.'s Federal Triangle. It represents allegorical and mythological themes related to aeronautics. Positioned on 15th Street between Constitution Avenue and E Street, it is the third of four pediments on the building. The work is documented in key references on Washington sculpture and is accessible via the Federal Triangle Metro Station.