The capitol took 3 2 years to build, starting in 1867, and it was deemed completed in 1899 by governor Theodore Roosevelt. Construction materials such as granite and marble came from all over the country and all over the world. Five architects worked on this building. The building reflects those different architectural styles. Were standing on the eastern approach to the capitol. This stairway contains 77 steps. And were told that the 77 was chosen to commemorate the year 1777, which was when new york officially became a state. The stairway is also important in the history of this building because its said governor Theodore Roosevelt used to run up these steps. And he would challenge reporters that if they could keep up with him, he would grant them an exclusive interview. At the very top you can see carvings of henry hudson and joseph grant. Now, its logical that henry hudson might appear on the new york State Capitol since it was henry hudson who came to albany, discovered albany in
Did continue but thats the official end of the construction story. In 1899. Were standing in the second floor of the Old State Capitol on the Mississippi River in baton rouge, louisiana. It was started in 1847 and completed in 1851. One of the only gothic state cap tols in the country. It is a replica of a castle. Mark twain always had a big problem with it. He didnt like it. He thought it was too european or too gothic, so to speak, always very critical of it. Nonetheless. Its one of a kind. In this exact building we had the secession of louisiana from the union. We had one of our past famous governors, huey long, was attempted to be impeached here. Union troops occupied it during the civil war. It was actually interior was destroyed from a fire that the union troops were cooking inside, caught the building on fire and destroyed the entire interior. I wanted to point out to you the famous what we call the umbrella. Umbrella because of the beautiful color scheme of the glass that we ha
Marylanders and people in the entire nation know the significance of this building. Welcome to the new york state capital. Here atop the state street hill in albany, this amazing building served for the government since the mid19th century. The capital took 32 years to build starting in 1867 and it was deemed completed in 1899 by governor Theodore Roosevelt. Construction materials came from all over the country and all over the world. Five architects worked on this building and the building reflects those different architectural styles. Were standing on the eastern approach to the capital. This stairway contains 77 steps and were told that the 77 was chosen to commemorate the year 1777. This is when new york officially became a state. The stairway is also important because its said that governor Theodore Roosevelt used to run up these steps. He challenged reporters if they could keep up with him, he would grant them an exclusive interview. You can see carvings of joseph brant. Its logi
Marylanders and people in the entire nation know the significance of this building. Welcome to the new york state capital. Here atop the state street hill in albany, this amazing building served for the government since the mid19th century. The capital took 32 years to build starting in 1867 and it was deemed completed in 1899 by governor Theodore Roosevelt. Construction materials came from all over the country and all over the world. Five architects worked on this building and the building reflects those different architectural styles. Were standing on the eastern approach to the capital. This stairway contains 77 steps and were told that the 77 was chosen to commemorate the year 1777. This is when new york officially became a state. The stairway is also important because its said that governor Theodore Roosevelt used to run up these steps. He challenged reporters if they could keep up with him, he would grant them an exclusive interview. You can see carvings of joseph brant. Its logi
Marylanders and people in the entire nation know the significance of this building. Welcome to the new york state capital. Here atop the state street hill in albany, this amazing building served for the government since the mid19th century. The capital took 32 years to build starting in 1867 and it was deemed completed in 1899 by governor Theodore Roosevelt. Construction materials came from all over the country and all over the world. Five architects worked on this building and the building reflects those different architectural styles. Were standing on the eastern approach to the capital. This stairway contains 77 steps and were told that the 77 was chosen to commemorate the year 1777. This is when new york officially became a state. The stairway is also important because its said that governor Theodore Roosevelt used to run up these steps. He challenged reporters if they could keep up with him, he would grant them an exclusive interview. You can see carvings of joseph brant. Its logi