"The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. is home to many species of birds, including a special eagle from New York City. You will find it perched outside the birdhouse. This stone monument is a remnant of the original Penn Station, designed by McKim, Mead, and White. It was one of 22 eagles that lined the cornice of the colossal train station. When the station was demolished in 1963, the eagles were scattered throughout the country."
"The eagle at the zoo is made of Tennessee pink marble and was designed by German-born sculptor Adolph Weinman. You may think it resembles the eagle on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar, also designed by Weinman. In addition to the stone eagles, Weinman crafted four pairs of allegorical figures titled "Day and Night" for Penn Station. One of those pairs, along with a pair of eagles, serves as the centerpiece of a fountain in Kansas City."
One Tennessee pink marble eagle from the original Penn Station stands outside the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., perched outside the birdhouse. The eagle was one of 22 that lined the cornice of the colossal Penn Station and was dispersed after the station's 1963 demolition. Pennsylvania Central Railroad donated the statue to the zoo after encouragement from Smithsonian Secretary Dillon Ripley, and the eagle arrived in D.C. in 1965. The eagle temporarily moved to Montreal for Expo 67 and was displayed in the U.S. Pavilion. The sculpture was designed by German-born Adolph Weinman, who also designed the Walking Liberty Half Dollar.
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