[5] The design is embellished with sculptural allegory by Scottish sculptor Alexander Stoddart, telling the story of peaceful accomplishment of the last 2000 years.

Stoddart's Peace and Justice Gates flanking the arch were given the 2006 Palladio Prize for best American design of a public space.

[citation needed] The arch inscription reads, in Latin: "This American monument was built to commemorate all peaceful accomplishment since the birth of Jesus Christ in the year of our Lord, MM.

"[5] The response to the museum was mixed, with critics claiming that the design was inappropriate to the site, but the building is gaining acceptance over time.

They are arranged in a series of Savannah double parlors by century, the enfilade created as a result ends at an exedra cloister with a monumental bronze bust of President George Washington.