Pyrenees. That faces the susquehanna river out towards state street. You walk into the center and the rotunda opens before you. The rotunda rises about 272 feet up to the top where the statute of commonwealth states. Its 24 karat gold leafing throughout. What actually shows an aloe gorical figure with a sense of realism. To have the allo gorical figure depicted in the mural. So its kind of blast furnaces, you know, pennsylvania iron steel industry. And then presided over by the roman god of the forge. The spirit of religious liberty has allo gorical angels leading to the new world. Which represents pennsylvania as a bastion of religious freedom. Revealing the treasures of the earth. And industrial wealth of the commonwealth. And the spirit of light actually has oil dairices with Angels Holding flames up above it. As you go up further, you have a railing. Then you have these large eightfoot tall windows that rise up. As you go up, there will be the lantern which is about 270 feet in the
It was built in 1898 and 99 and this was commissioned in 1901. The designed and constructed by architectures of miller houston, philadelphia. The our building was designed in the american renaissance style. Italian building that tries to incor incorporate european motives. It has an astronomical amount of ornamentation. The principal chambers are amazing, marble from the pyrenees and just an amazing work of art. As youre walking in, were at the west of the main entrance. Outtowards state treat. As you approach you the exterior staircase you walk into the center and the rotunda will open before you. It rises about 272 feet up to the top where the statue of commonwealth sits. Its 24 karat gold leafing throughout. The four murals would show an ali gore i cal figure with a sense of realism. Val can depicted in the mural and then blast furnaces. Pennsylvania, iron, Steel Industry at the turn of the last century and provided over by the roman god of the forge. At the spirit of liberty has al
Conference with the chief of police and the biological mother of one of these children and really the caretaker of the other young boy. Her name is coola, and she is the one that is arrested now charged with two counts of first degree murder and police say she was arrested late last fight and again killed her 4monthold baby boy and her girlfriends 5yearold again who she was raising. It was around 8 30 yesterday morning when she called police herself. The chief of police say she was very matter of fact on the phone call telling them she simply killed her kids and drowned them. When officers got to the house she walked them to the bathroom and the children were drowned in the tub. As for motive that is not clear but an issue hours earlier that morning. Police got a call and responded to her house that she is a liberian immigrant and becoming panicked about her immigration status and they never suspected that the children were in danger. Our concerns were that she was going to get picked
Do is pass the me. Under the banner of to the canoe and tyler too tippecanoe and tyler too. American history tv is in harrisburg, the state capital of pennsylvania. The Capital Building was dedicated in 1906, and then president the it are roosevelt said it was the handsomest capital hed seen. Up next we will take you inside and show you around. This is our third state. Apital in harrisburg the second one was an interim capital. This third one was commissioned in 1901, built 1902 to 1906. Are building was designed in what is called the american renaissance style. Itit is a building that tries to incorporate as many european architectural motives and styles into it as possible. Inside and out, it has an astronomical amount of ornamentation, both here and all the gold lefaing. Leafing. The principal chambers are amazing. Its an amazing work of art. As you are walking in, we are to the west of the main entrance facing the susquehanna river out towards state street. As you approach the exte
Do is pass the me. Under the banner of to the canoe and tyler too tippecanoe and tyler too. American history tv is in harrisburg, the state capital of pennsylvania. The Capital Building was dedicated in 1906, and then president the it are roosevelt said it was the handsomest capital hed seen. Up next we will take you inside and show you around. This is our third state. Apital in harrisburg the second one was an interim capital. This third one was commissioned in 1901, built 1902 to 1906. Are building was designed in what is called the american renaissance style. Itit is a building that tries to incorporate as many european architectural motives and styles into it as possible. Inside and out, it has an astronomical amount of ornamentation, both here and all the gold lefaing. Leafing. The principal chambers are amazing. Its an amazing work of art. As you are walking in, we are to the west of the main entrance facing the susquehanna river out towards state street. As you approach the exte