Another capitol under renovation! We were here 5 years ago and saw the dome, but the building was closed to tours. This time, the building is under renovations but it is open for tours.Facing the mall from that capitol steps.The inside of the capitol is full of beautiful marble.In preparation for the extensive interior renovations, the House and Senate furniture has been moved out. They are meeting in a different building.Empty Senate chamberAbraham Lincoln statue inside the rotunda.The rotunda dome changes colors.Lincoln statueHenry Clay statueElegant furnishings inside the State Reception Room.Beautiful etching of the capitol.Kentucky Derby painting.Dolls of Kentucky’s First Ladies – this one is Phyllis George, who was Miss America in 1971, co-host of NFL Today pregame show, and First Lady of Kentucky 1979-1983.
Daniel Boone’s grave.Scenes from Boone’s life portrayed on the monument.Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This house is in Wright’s “Prairie style” with open floor plans. This is the only Wright-designed house in Kentucky erected in Wright’s lifetime.The Frankfort Barracks – established in 1871 to provide a military presence and protection of African Americans in the area. The post quartered members of the 4th, and later, the 16th US Infantry regiments. The post consisted of barracks, guard house, baking oven and two one-story hospitals.During our time in Frankfort, the 17-year cicadas were out in full force, with their very loud high pitched sounds.
Some highlights from this museum on the campus of the University of Louisville.
Portrait of a Forty-Year-Old Woman, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634The Church at Varengeville, Grey Weather, Claude Monet, 1882Two Apples on a Table, Paul Cezanne, 1895-1900Young Girl in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso, 1917Portrait of Jean Gauguin, Paul Gauguin, 1881Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, Edgar Degas, cast 1998, modeled 1875-1881Portait of Douglas S. Cramer, Andy Warhol, 1985Cobalt Violet Soft Cylinder, Dale Chihuly, 1986Mixing vessel (calyx-krater), Greek, 350-340 BCTomb guardian, Chinese, 700-750 ADHendrix Sigh Johnson, Stephen Rolfe Powell, 1992A Cat Protecting Spoils from a Dog, Dirk Valkenburg, 1717A White Hen and Other Poultry in a Landscape, Melchior de Hondecoeter, 1670-1675Adam Naming the Animals, Carl Borromäus Ruthard, 1686Landscape, attributed to Salvator Rosa, 1650John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness, Jan Steen, 1648-1651Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, artist unknown, 1625Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), Gerard Douffet, 1623Cosimo Il de’ Medici, Giovanni Gonnelli, 1612The Raising of Lazarus, David Teniers I, 1630s or laterFeast of Herod, Jan Simonszoon Pynas, 1615Dice Players, Nicolas Tournier, between 1619 and 1627Warrior on Horseback (Marcus Curtius), attributed to Willem Danielsz van Tetrode, 1562-1565Scenes from the Parable of the Prodigal Son, 1490-1520
Louisville skyline across the Ohio River from Clarksville IN.In Clarksville Indiana across the Ohio River from Louisville, this statue honors Rose Will Monroe, aka “Rosie the Riveter”. Widowed at 22, she found employment as a riveter working on B-24 bombers.Monument to Lewis and Clark starting their expedition to the Pacific Ocean.“Then they shook hands”Louisville Slugger plant. The bat is 120 feet tall.Sons of Liberty – 1775Horse statues are everywhere in Louisville, being the home of the Kentucky Derby.Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. The world famous “Twin Spires”.Statue of Aristide, first winner of the Kentucky Derby, 1875.Barbaro won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, then shattered 3 bones in his leg three weeks later running the Preakness and later was euthanized..The famous Wagner’s Diner is across the street from Churchill Downs. It was featured in the movie Secretariat.The light covers are pictures of horses.The diner features this picture: Secretariat winning the Belmont in 1973 by 31 lengths, still a record.
This is my 4th Fredericksburg, after Virginia, Texas and Ohio. Remaining: California, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Missouri.Fredericksburg Indiana dates to 1805, but is really just a bump in the road. Not much to see here.
