lateral nature some would say the tension built into the american governmental system. they are back hammer. meaning two rooms. and that s what we have here in the building. one of the interesting things about the inside of the building, is it was planned before the invention of plumbing and electricity. before our government headed far off to be so complex with many standing committees and agencies. so this state house was planned with very few committee rooms. very little office space. it s really a large ceremony shell for the legislative purpose. the major rooms are the lobby we re in, the library behind us, and the house of for the house of representatives. and the senate chambers. originally, there was almost nothing else. behind me is john calhoun. who is the many people would say the philosophical father of the success movement. the most prominent spokesman for southern political sentiment in the 1850s. the symbolism of this building really begins with the laying of t
we re standing in the lobby of the south carolina state house in columbia. the lobby of course is the pivot point of the center of the floor plan or the lay out of the rooms. in this state house. and many other state houses. the lobby symbolizes accessibility of government to all the people. the house in senate chambers are on either side of the lobby. reflecting perhaps the by lateral nature some would say the tension built into the american governmental system. they are back hammer. meaning two rooms. and that s what we have here in the building. one of the interesting things about the inside of the building, is it was planned before the invention of plumbing and electricity. before our government headed far off to be so complex with many standing committees and agencies. so this state house was planned with very few committee rooms. very little office space. it s really a large ceremony shell for the legislative purpose. the major rooms are the lobby we re in, the librar
lateral nature some would say the tension built into the american governmental system. they are back hammer. meaning two rooms. and that s what we have here in the building. one of the interesting things about the inside of the building, is it was planned before the invention of plumbing and electricity. before our government headed far off to be so complex with many standing committees and agencies. so this state house was planned with very few committee rooms. very little office space. it s really a large ceremony shell for the legislative purpose. the major rooms are the lobby we re in, the library behind us, and the house of for the house of representatives. and the senate chambers. originally, there was almost nothing else. behind me is john calhoun. who is the many people would say the philosophical father of the success movement. the most prominent spokesman for southern political sentiment in the 1850s. the symbolism of this building really begins with the laying of t
was donated by a local businessman named henry brown in all tourist. he donated 10 acres of land in the middle of his property so he would make a fortune selling the rest of it to people who wanted to build their houses near capital and it took almost 20 years to resolve who owned this property in large part because the state didn t build on it for a long time. so he sued twice and it made it all the way to the u.s. capital battles infore two the supreme court. the colorado state capitol stands at exactly one mile above sea level. denver is known as the mile high city and there are three mile high markers on the west steps. the original was on the 15th step and was a brass marker that was the ultimate souvenir of denver. in 1947, they just carved one mile above sea level. you 69, a group of students from colorado university remeasured and said we were off by three steps. plug is a blast brass on the 18th step that declares one mile above sea level and in 2003, we got our th
city tours takes you to denver. we will visit historic sites in colorado s capital. people drive past the denver mint all the time. it is right on a major thoroughfare, but people don t know very much about its history. it has a fascinating history, and it was a story that needed to be told. capitol,lorado state like any capital, serves as the heart of its community. it is where history is reserved. there are murals, paintings, stained glass windows that celebrate and educate the people anybody whoand comes to see the state. announcer: john murray talks about denver today and shows us some of the historic neighborhoods. this is downtown denver, colorado s capital city. lived downtown for over a decade. the city has changed. .t is a city on the move this is john murray, the city hall reporter for the denver post. while we were in town on our c-span cities to her, he took a ride along in our vehicle cities tour, he took a ride along in our vehicle. give me a sense of