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Monday, October 29, 2012

The Indiana State House, Indianapolis, Indiana

State Capitols, or State Houses have been the highlight of our easterly tour.   The Indiana State House has a metal detector at the Visitor's Entrance.  I make it beep and was wanded..... My belt buckle set the machine off.  After showing my socks past the ankles, I was allowed to proceed.

We arrived at 12:30 pm and waited for Nicholas to return from lunch for a 1 pm tour.  
It was worth the wait. 

The Capitol is Grecian Doric with the exception of the
Italian Renaissance Dome.







The Rotunda






Interior Gallery with skylight
The interior is Modern
















Phone Booth with a phone
and it's handicap accessible



The Senate Chamber
The podium is in the corner
of the room. 
The Senate was made
smaller to accomodate
offices for the senators.





Office just outside the
Senate Chamber






The General Assembly Chamber
was also made smaller to
accommodate offices for
Assembly Members.
The mural was pained in
the 1960s.









Stairway, ceiling
and marble work




Indiana has the only
State Capitol that continues
to house the State
Supreme Court.









The "eyes" in the stain
glass windows represent the 
owl and the wisdom this bird
symbolizes.








The Supreme Court is the room
least changed since the
 Capitol was completed
in 1887.









It is the most ornate
room in the Capitol.
















The Law Library







A meeting was in
progress.
















This is all I could see
from the doorway.

 





We thanked Nicholas for
the tour.  Off to explore
downtown Indianapolis.




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