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The escilator was the prime reason for the short Cut. Good
planning Harrold.
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Walking towards the
state Capitol in the morning haze.
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The
classic church across from the Capital (I missed the name).
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The
"Capital Gang"; Walt & Valerie Puryear, Jim &
Betty Villers, Ellis and Margaret Lovell, Jack and Teri English
and Harold Schmidt (host).
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The
Missouri State Supream Court Building.
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A
view of the rotunda. The dome is 262 feet tall (from the
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much of the inside spaces were painted with scenes symbolic of
early Missouri.
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The
steps leading up to the rotunda show the enormity of the
space.
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Our
guide tells the stories behind many of the paintings.
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Puryear appreciates one of the many bronze statues.
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| Stained
windows brought in light and added to the beauty. This is
a ceiling.
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This
is the second story of the rotunda.
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Taking
a break in the Thomas Benton Room.
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wall is a mural representing Missouri history painted by Thomas
Benton
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| The
Missouri House Chamber. |
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Stained
glass in the
House Chamber.
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The skylight in the House
Chamber.
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view of the Senate Chamber. |
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| Sitting
in the public gallery of the Senate Chamber. |
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The gardens around the
Veterans Memorial.
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A view of the Capital Building
from the Veterans Memorial. Note the state silhouette under the pool water..
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| Betty
Villers and Valerie Puryear appreciating the garden. |
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capital building from the south. |
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