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Michael > Minnesota State Capitol Building - photo taken September 2005

Michael > Minnesota State Capitol Building - photo taken September 2005

Michael > Minnesota State Capitol Building - photo taken September 2005

Michael > Minnesota State Capitol Building - photo taken September 2005

Michael > Aerial view of the Minnesota State Capitol Building

Michael > Bronze statues in front of the State Capitol Buidling in St. Paul.

Michael > Sculptures on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol building.

Michael > "Quadriga" Dedicated: 1906
Sculptors: Daniel Chester French and Edward Potter
At the base of the dome is the "Quadriga". It is officially called The Progress of the State, which shows a man in a chariot, two women and four horses dashing to a glorious future. The sculpture is made of steel and copper and covered with gold leaf. The four horses represent nature's elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air; the
two women represent Industry and Agriculture, and the man in the chariot
is Prosperity. On the top of the dome is the Golden Ball," a steel and copper,
gold leafed pommel which along with theQuadriga" was restored recently.

Michael > Monument to the Living
Dedicated: 1982
Sculptor: Roger Brodin
One of the first sculptures on the mall in over 20 years it begins to revisit the idea of a figural tribute. The sculptor deliberately sited his figure on the ground, rather than elevating it on a pedestal. The 12 ft. tall soldier of hammered and welded steel depicts a soldier in a melancholy pose that reinforces the question Brodin, himself a Vietnam vet, that is inscribed at the figures feet:Why do you forget us?" It is interesting that this memorial is almost lost next to and behind trees across from John Ireland Blvd.

Michael > Monument to the Living
Dedicated: 1982
Sculptor: Roger Brodin
One of the first sculptures on the mall in over 20
years it begins to revisit the idea of a figural tribute.
The sculptor deliberately sited his figure on
the ground, rather than elevating it on a pedestal.
The 12 ft. tall soldier of hammered and welded
steel depicts a soldier in a melancholy pose that
reinforces the question Brodin, himself a Vietnam
vet, that is inscribed at the figures feet:Why do you forget us?" It is interesting that this memorial is almost lost next to and behind trees across from
John Ireland Blvd.

DSC_7245

Michael > State Capitol Building > DSC_7245

DSC_7245

Camera: Nikon Corporation (Nikon D70) |

more details: exif |

original size: 3008px x 2000px |

Current: 600px x 399px |

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