{"id":1954,"date":"2020-03-10T02:33:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T02:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2020-03-10T02:34:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T02:34:24","slug":"connecticut-state-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2020\/03\/10\/connecticut-state-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut State Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1957\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1371-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1371-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1371-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1371-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1371-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The State Capitol was design in the\u00a0\u00a0Eastlake Style\u00a0or\u00a0Eastlake architecture which\u00a0is part of the\u00a0Queen Anne style\u00a0of\u00a0Victorian architecture.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The building&#8217;s ornately decorated facades display statuary and include several statues, medallions and carved\u00a0tympana\u00a0over the doors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1958\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1274-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1274-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1274-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1274-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1274-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dome itself is 32\u00a0ft (9.8\u00a0m) tall and the overall height of the tower is 257\u00a0ft (78.3\u00a0m).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1960\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1204-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1204-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1204-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1204-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1204-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the exterior base of the dome are 12 statues in six pairs representing Agriculture, Commerce, Education\/Law, Force\/War, Science\/Justice, and Music.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1959\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1344-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1344-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1344-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1344-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1344-1200x902.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The building&#8217;s dome originally had a large statue on top of it, named\u00a0<i>The Genius of Connecticut<\/i>, which was taken down in 1938 after being damaged in the\u00a0great hurricane of that year<\/p>\n<p>The interior floors used white marble and red\u00a0slate\u00a0from Connecticut, and some of the colored marble is from Italy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1956\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_1290-e1583807525923-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"631\" 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