Did continue but thats the official end of the construction story. In 1899. Were standing in the second floor of the Old State Capitol on the Mississippi River in baton rouge, louisiana. It was started in 1847 and completed in 1851. One of the only gothic state cap tols in the country. It is a replica of a castle. Mark twain always had a big problem with it. He didnt like it. He thought it was too european or too gothic, so to speak, always very critical of it. Nonetheless. Its one of a kind. In this exact building we had the secession of louisiana from the union. We had one of our past famous governors, huey long, was attempted to be impeached here. Union troops occupied it during the civil war. It was actually interior was destroyed from a fire that the union troops were cooking inside, caught the building on fire and destroyed the entire interior. I wanted to point out to you the famous what we call the umbrella. Umbrella because of the beautiful color scheme of the glass that we ha
Astronomical amount of ornamentation. In here and all the gold leafing. The principal chambers are am e amazing, marble and just its an amazing work of art. As you walk in, were at the west or the main entrance. That faces the susquehanna river out towards state street. U you walk into the center. The rotunda rises 272 feet up to the top where the statue of commonwealth sits. Its 24 karat gold leaving throughout. The four murals designed by edwin austin abby would show a figure with a sense of realism. The figure of vulcan in the mural and then blast furnaces. Blast furnaces, pennsylvania, iron, steel industry. Then presided over by the roman god of the forge. Angels leading ships anchor chains which represents pennsylvania as religious freedom. Science revealing the treasures of the earth, mineral and industrial wealth of the commonwealth. The spirit of light has oil with Angels Holding flames up above it. As you go up further, you have a railing. Then you have these large eightfoot t
It was built in 1898 and 99 and this was commissioned in 1901. The designed and constructed by architectures of miller houston, philadelphia. The our building was designed in the american renaissance style. Italian building that tries to incor incorporate european motives. It has an astronomical amount of ornamentation. The principal chambers are amazing, marble from the pyrenees and just an amazing work of art. As youre walking in, were at the west of the main entrance. Outtowards state treat. As you approach you the exterior staircase you walk into the center and the rotunda will open before you. It rises about 272 feet up to the top where the statue of commonwealth sits. Its 24 karat gold leafing throughout. The four murals would show an ali gore i cal figure with a sense of realism. Val can depicted in the mural and then blast furnaces. Pennsylvania, iron, Steel Industry at the turn of the last century and provided over by the roman god of the forge. At the spirit of liberty has al
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