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Monday, December 10, 2012

The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia

We met up with Dave and Kathy yesterday at the Americamps KOA in Ashland, Virginia.  They navigated us around downtown.  Our first stop was the  State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.

Thomas Jefferson designed the Capitol.  He was very interested in Roman architecture and modeled this building after the Maison de Carree in Nimes, France







A 27,000 square foot addition
was built beneath the Capitol.









The State Motto:
Thus Always To Tyrants







Statue honoring
Thomas Jefferson








The Rotunda
This Capitol has
an interior dome.







 






Statue of George Washington 
sculpted by Jean-Antoine Houdon.













Jefferson's model of
the State Capitol












Robert E. Lee accepted his
commission as major  general
and commander in chief of the
military and naval forces of
Virginia in this room.








During the Civil War, the Virginia State Capitol also housed the Confederate government.









The Current
House of Delegates









Dave and Kathy
Eric and me at
the rotunda

Dennis R. Wood, a fellow
tourist from  San Diego, CA
took this photo. 
Thank you, Dennis!






This State Capitol excited and energized us.  The statues and paintings in the Capitol 
are so impressive.  Jo Ann gave a great tour.   The history she shared with us made me 
appreciate Richmond's and this Capitol's importance in our history.

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