Lee and Karen Duquette explored the
outside and the inside
of the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex Building
Third Street
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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parked in the Locust Street Garage and walked the area. |
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| Below: Sign about the Strawberry
Square shown above |
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Below: A Monument erected by the State of Pennsylvania, 1968, commorative
of citizens who lost their lives during the war with Mexico in 1846,
1847 and 1848.
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Below: John Frederick Hartranft
monument and plaque |
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S.
state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg. It started to
be built in 1902 and as finished in 1906. The building is owned by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a National Historic Landmark. For
more information about this building, click
here, or
here, but if you do, please return to this page to continue this
particular tour. It is definitely worth viewing. Free tours of the building
can be scheduled ahead of time and should last 30 - 45 minutes. Wheelchairs
can be accommodated.
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The Pennsylvania
Capitol Grounds, officially named Capitol Park, comprises more than 45
acres. Originally comprising 15 acres, from the lands of John Harris Jr.
and U.S. Senator William Maclay, the remaining 29 acres were added when
the state bought Harrisburg's Eighth Ward. Architect Arnold Brunner designed
the current layout which includes the North Office Building, Irvis Office
Building, Forum and Finance buildings and Soldiers' Grove. |
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Below: Lee Duquette is standing
at the bottom of the staircase in the photo below.
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Below: Several close up views
of the statues shown on both sides of the staircase shown above. |
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Below: The Capitol Rotunda |
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Below: Then it was
time for Lee and Karen Duquette to enter the Pennsylvania State Capitol
Building. But first, Karen photographed each of the amazing entry doors,
even though they are the same on each door. |
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Below: Inside the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building, Karen Duquette
photographed a stairway and the ceiling over the staircase. Notice the
statues on each side of the staircase by the bottom, one of which is
also shown below, a lot closer-up.
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Below: Zoomed in photos of the
ceiling over the staircase shown above. |
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Below: Close-up photos of the
sections shown in the ceiling above. |
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Below: A close-up photo of the
two statues and lamp shown in the bottom of the photo above on the right
side. |
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Below: Karen Duquette walked
up the staircase shown earlier to get photos of the statues on the upper
level. |
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Below: One of several elegantly
designed elevators. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette
inside the elevator shown above. |
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Below: There were several rooms
marked House of Representatives. |
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