Arizona’s state capitol in Phoenix has a beautiful, brilliant copper dome.The “Winged Victory” atop the dome is a 17 foot tall wind vane.Arizona state seal on the floor of the rotunda.The rotunda.Arizona House of Representatives building.Arizona Senate building.Liberty Bell replica.Petrified wood on the capitol grounds.Navajo Code Talkers Monument. In 1942, 29 Navajo men joined the U.S. Marines and developed an unbreakable code that would be used across the Pacific during World War II. They were the Navajo Code Talkers. The Navajo Code Talkers participated in all assaults the U.S. Marines led in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945, including Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu and Iwo Jima. The Code Talkers conveyed messages by telephone and radio in their native language, a code that was never broken by the Japanese.
John Kinsel Sr., who was the oldest Navajo Code Talker, passed away on Saturday October 19, two days after we were here at the capitol. He was 107.Ten Commandments monument.Martin Luther King Jr. memorial.Very colorful memorial.Gold Star Families Memorial.Fallen Firefighter Memorial.Names of some of the 19 Prescott firefighters who were killed in a fire in 2013.USS Arizona and Battleship Missouri memorials.Colorful monument to the veterans of the Battle of the Bulge.Military submarines monument.
The capitol of New Mexico is a round building. The center of the building.Beautiful interior.The Rotunda.House of Representatives chamber.Senate chamber.Plaza of Santa Fe in the 1800s, in Buon Fresco, by Frederico M. Virgil, 1992.Buffalo, Retail and handwoven, Magnetic tape, film, paintbrushes, wire, quilting applique, by Holly Hughes, 1992.Hoshonzeh, Acrylic on panels, by Douglas Johnson, 1992. Hoshonzeh, translated from Navajo, means “Harmonious Way”, which is a ceremony performed to bring about harmony among all things natural.Center of the rotunda floor from the third floor.
Hawai’i became our 50th state in 1959. So today the capitol is undergoing renovation, and the walls obstruct a good picture of the building. The capitol was built in 1969.The “foyer” is outdoors. This mosaic is entitled “Aquarius”, by Tadashi Sato, in 1969.Instead of a rotunda, the center of the capitol is open air. This is the view looking up from the mosaic “Aquarius.”The view from the front of the capitol, looking at the eternal flame monument.Statue of Father Damien, who tended the leper colony on the island of Moloka’i in the 1800s.Senate chamber.House of Representatives chamber.
Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia from 1804 to 1868. This was the capitol building. It is now on the campus of Georgia Military College.This was the Governor’s (Executive) Mansion in Milledgeville from 1839-1868. In November 1864 this building was captured by General William T. Sherman during his March to the Sea. It served as his headquarters at that time. It is now open for tours, and it located on the campus of Georgia College.Stereotypical Antebellum Mansion across the street from the old Executive Mansion.
Although Juneau is usually ranked at the top of the list for most beautiful state capital cities due to the natural beauty all around, the capitol building is often ranked as one of the ugliest in the USA. Pretty much looks like an office building.Statue of former Secretary of State William Seward, who negotiated and completed the acquisition of Alaska from Russia in 1867. At the time it was considered a big waste of money, at a cost of $7 million, or about 2 cents per acre. The purchase cause a great deal opposition, becoming known as “Seward’s Folly”, but the Congress did approve the purchase overwhelmingly.Bear statue outside the capitol.House of Representatives chamber. The Senate chamber was closed for renovation.Alaska became our 49th state in 1959, a few months before Hawaii joined as our 50th state. Quick trivia quiz (don’t Google it!): what state was our 48th?Lobby to the governor’s office.Some beautiful artwork in the capitol. Here is Mt. Denali.
