Yea! Last week we got to tour the Capitol. We went through Senator Brownback's office and toured with one of his interns. Here we are waiting to get on the underground tram system the connects the Senate buildings to the capitol.
Once inside the paintings are breathtaking and not quite what I expected. I guess I expected large open rooms and spaces, but where we came in at was a long intricate series of arched hallways with these paintings on them. I did not know that the painter for the Capitol was the same person who painted the Vatican.
This is looking up into a painted dome with this amazing chandelier.
This is the old Senate hall. It only had 40 or so seats, so it is not in use for senate today.
Walking into the main dome. There are many paintings and statues along with amazing architecture.
A picture of the detailing in the main dome of the Capitol
The top of the dome
This bust is supposedly the most accurate picture of General George Washington.
Our Kansas Statue of Dwight Eisenhower!
This was the room where the offices of the representatives used to be.
It was interesting to learn about the acoustics of the room; when you whispered on one side of the room about 15 ft from Quincy Adams desk location you could hear it loud and clear over the site of his desk. It was crazy! I guess it was a strategic location for your desk, for eavesdropping that is!
This was a statue of a Saint from hawaii that worked with a leper colony and contracted leprosy, and that is all we know, but I bet he was important.
This spot, is in the basement of the Capitol, it is in the center of the building and where all the surrounding streets point to and branch from. You are supossed to rub your feet on it for good luck! Which is what we are doing in this picture.
This was a statue of a Saint from hawaii that worked with a leper colony and contracted leprosy, and that is all we know, but I bet he was important.
This spot, is in the basement of the Capitol, it is in the center of the building and where all the surrounding streets point to and branch from. You are supossed to rub your feet on it for good luck! Which is what we are doing in this picture.
It was also the location where General George Washington was going to be buried, however he insisted on being buried at Mount Vernon, which we visited have already visited.
The old Supreme Court. The current Supreme Court building is relatively new, built in the1930's , prior to that they met in random meeting rooms of the Capitol. This room was very dark and some of the justices did not like it. The Lady of Justice in this room (in the painting on the far wall in the lower picture) was looking at the Constitution rather than being blind folded as in other court rooms.
That was our visit! We also went into the House Gallery but you cannot take any pictures. It is smaller than it looks on TV.
The old Supreme Court. The current Supreme Court building is relatively new, built in the1930's , prior to that they met in random meeting rooms of the Capitol. This room was very dark and some of the justices did not like it. The Lady of Justice in this room (in the painting on the far wall in the lower picture) was looking at the Constitution rather than being blind folded as in other court rooms.
That was our visit! We also went into the House Gallery but you cannot take any pictures. It is smaller than it looks on TV.
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What an awesome time to be touring the capitol!
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