#State Capitol Buildings

[deadpresidents]

Which state capitol building is the nicest in your opinion? Any fugly capitol buildings?

I may be biased because I was born and raised in Sacramento and have spent countless hours in Capitol Park over the years (two of my friends even got married there!), but I think California's State Capitol building is gorgeous:

And I hate to give credit to Texas for anything, but the Capitol building in Austin is pretty impressive, especially when you see it in person (however, as a California native, my first visit to the Texas Capitol resulted in quite the culture shock when I saw all the Confederate monuments):

As for the ugliest, I think the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu looks like a credit union:

And the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe looks like the admissions office of a small community college:

What does everyone else think? Any other choices?

[mrsmoose54]

States 46 & 47 - Day 3 (Council Bluffs IA - Altoona IA)

[illustratus]

Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1861

Photograph taken by John Wood

[wandering-jana]

Central atrium of the Missouri State Capitol building.

Jefferson City, Missouri

April 2023

[child-of-hurin]

"Justice," Kenyon Cox (early 20th century) glass mosaic panel, Wisconsin State Capitol

[omegasmileyface]

my fucking VISIONS for phantoms keep. grrrr grrrrrrrrrr

[shakespearefreak]

I know it's January, but December was so busy and hectic that I still have holiday posting to catch up on! Please bear with me and pretend it's still December 😅

On Dec. 20th I took Samantha to a local theater’s version of A Christmas Carol! We both loved it, and afterward we talked with some of the cast... many remembered me from previous years (most of the main roles are played by the same actors every year)! Christmas Present hugged me like 5 times and told me that his character would LOVE my earrings, which is such a high compliment, and Christmas Past and I talked politics and how revolutionary the story feels this year, and then got into a discussion about American Girl dolls (she said Kirsten was always her personal favorite, then grinned and indicated her own blonde hair).

The only downside was Jacob Marley’s actor left before I could catch him, but Belle and Past said that if I came back after the next day's show, they’d let him know I was looking for him and where I’d be waiting for him. So I did, and I swear, he's such a lovely man... his face lit up when he saw me and he called out "Marley!" He apologized for missing me the day before, and we talked a bit about Christmas shopping and (again) the current political climate, because it really is such an inherently political show and unfortunately deeply relevant to what's going on in the US right now. Plus I showed him my Christmas Carol-inspired tattoo (I'd shown it to him last year, but we'd been outside at night so he couldn't really see it). He loved the design so much, he asked if he could take some photos of it, which I of course agreed to. I also got my annual Jacob Marley hug, which is good, because it's gotten to the point where my Christmas isn't complete without it. 🥰

(Pictured: Sam at the merch table posing with her own copy of the novella, and by the Capitol Building on the way back.)

BONUS:

The earrings Christmas Present liked so much! They're mismatched on purpose (I usually wear one stud-style earring and one long dangling one).

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #FrogFriday:

343. “Rana” (Frog)

From the ongoing search for all the animals from the 420 original 1906 Moravian tile mosaics by Henry Chapman Mercer on the Pennsylvania Capitol floor.

#ArtsAndCraftsMovement #AnimalsInArt

[stone-cold-groove]

Overflight of the U.S. Capitol building by Germany’s Graf Zeppelin - 1931.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

David Mattingly

[nocternalrandomness]

Fireworks over the US Capitol, Washington, DC

[eternal--returned]

eternal--returned ֍ Utah State Capitol Building, Salt Lake City, Utah (2024)

[keiteay]

Summer getaways

[rabbitcruiser]

The city of Denver, Colorado was founded on November 17, 1858.

[wandering-jana]

Virginia State Capitol.

Richmond, Virginia

Oct. 2021

[nebulousfishgills]

I'm seeing Hamilton in a little less than a week, so here's a moodboard for what the audience in a Colorado auditorium is gonna be like during The Reynolds Pamphlet when they're going on about how Hamilton cannot possibly be president since... he had an affair.