Columbus Statehouse Interior - April 26, 2008

Bob Dudics and I started our

day at the Viking Festival in

Ashville, OH. It was...

interesting.... :)

(For more details, just ask.)

Since it only took an hour to see

everything at the festival, we

decided to go to the Capitol

for a more impressive day.

We joined a group of school kids

for the last tour of the day.

inlaid marble representing

OH counties...

the current gift shop

an old stagecoach with a

milemarker out front...

a modern elevator amid

an ancient setting

Because the Capitol was built

pre-electricity, much natural

light was included in the

original architecture.

This skylight once was

open to the outside.

Mr. Husted's office

There are more pictures of the

Rotunda or Crypt below.

This is the spot where Lincoln's

body lay in state after his

assassination on its trip

home to Illinois.

The House of Representatives

Greek influences in architecture

This is the dome of the Rotunda.

I have to say I found it interesting

that PINK was a masculine color

at the time of the completion of

the Statehouse. Because red

was regal but paints couldn't

be mixed to represent that dark

of a pigment, much of the Capitol

is painted, as it was originally,

in shades of light blue and pink.

Vicksburg, MS, remembered...

Everything here is symbolic,

from the number of hexagons

in the center to the number of

points. Click on the photo to see

if you can find replaced marble.

(HINT: it's grey.)

pigeons remembered...

Columbus Statehouse Exterior - April 26, 2008

I was afraid Blogger couldn't

handle all of the photos I have

from my visit of to the Capitol

so I have made two groups:

one for the exterior of the building

and one for the interior.

Below is a shot of the southwest

corner of the building.

Flanking this side is a fountain.

Dwarfed by the skyscrapers,

8 Broad isn't small at all actually.

The Lincoln Leveque Tower

stands in stark contrast

to the basic rectangular and

glass fascades of its neighbors.

Below is a Civil War Memorial.


Spring has sprung in Central OH!

Bob strikes a pose.

If Superman lived in Columbus,

this would be his Daily Planet.

An Episcopal church adds

ambiance and sound to

the corner of Broad and Third.

A buckeye?

A war memorial shares letters

from home and abroad.

This is the cornerstone for

this part of the building.

It's a law office.

This lilac is in full bloom.

The Ohio is where I saw

Wicked last summer.

This is Huntington Bank.

My doctor has an office in

the basement of this building.

This is the Columbus

office of Fifth Third Bank,

the place I use for my

personal banking.

I know this building houses

the Riffe Center, but I'm

not sure if the skyscraper

has the same name.

This is a shot of the Capitol from

High Street facing eastward.

Ohio has had the largest number

of U.S. presidents come from here.

Below is a statue of William McKinley.

These statues flank President

McKinley's.

A lone boat makes its way

along the Scioto River.

Bistro Set

Last Sunday I went to the Daffodil

Show in Granville. What a disappointment!

But on my way home, I stopped

at Tuesday Morning hoping they

might have a bistro set I've been

dreaming about for a year.

They did! What do you think?