This is the front side of the Ohio State Capitol that I missed when we were here a couple years ago. Statue of President William McKinley.Flags out for 9/11
The Iowa State Capitol is quite beautiful – 5 domes!Women’s Suffrage in Iowa.Rear view of the capitol.Another Abraham Lincoln statue is still standing!The Rotunda.The flag and emblems at the top of the rotunda are suspended from the top.Senate chamber.House of Representatives chamber.Iowa Supreme Court.Beautiful architecture.Very old water fountain.This mural, “Westward”, symbolizes the Pioneers, led by the spirits of Civilization and Enlightenment, to the conquest of the Great West by cultivation. The mural depicts a Prairie Schooner drawn by oxen across the prairie, with a family and other pioneers, through growth of stalks.Model of the battleship U.S.S. Iowa in the lobby.Des Moines IA
Check off another one from my state capitols list!The rotunda.Rotunda close-up.Beautiful rotunda hall.Senate chamber – roll top desks!House of Representatives chamber – more roll top desks!Plaque on the capitol grounds.Fighting stallions sculpture on the grounds.South Dakota Governor’s Mansion. Governor Kristi Noem was unavailable for a photo with us.
This is the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. Wyoming was ahead of the rest of the USA regarding women’s rights. Wyoming passed laws giving women the right to vote and hold office 50 years before the 19th amendment to the US Constitution giving these rights to women nationwide.Buffalo statue on the grounds of the capitol.Statue of calf on the grounds.“Spirit of Wyoming” statue on the grounds.The rotundaSenate chamberHouse of Representatives chamberIn this historic room the Wyoming Constitution was debated and ratified.The Wyoming Capitol used wood for its banisters which creates a warm look. Also, the black and white checkerboard tile design is eye-catching.The architect who designed the capitol purposely turned one of the balusters upside down, because he said that only God is perfect! Amen!In many of the black tiles there are fossils. More fossils.
Beautiful capitol, lots of construction around the building, and the downtown is filthy. The building is gray on the main levels, then blue at the base of the gold dome.Statue on the capitol grounds of Indian killing a buffalo.Statue of President Abraham Lincoln has been removed, and its pedestal has been covered up. Disgusting.The rotunda.House of Representatives chamber.Senate chamber.The interior of the capitol is beautiful, but it is kind of tight. There is not much wide-open area. For instance, there is not much room between the columns and the central railings. It was close like this throughout the building.Standing at exactly 5,280 feet above sea level! One mile high!Me too!Denver skyline from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Couldn’t see the mountains because of hazy sky.
