BGuthrie Photos: NY -- Albany -- State Capitol

NY -- Albany -- State Capitol:

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Description of Pictures: After Saratoga, I hightailed it to Albany to tour the state capital. It was 4pm on Labor Day and I figured a tourist spot like this would still be open. Wrong. The building and everything else in the governmental complex including their state museum was completely closed. From the outside , however, the building, under repairs of course, was very impressive. I spent a lot of time photographing statues and wall ornamentation. The complex also had an egg-shaped building that served as an auditorium. The complex was completely deserted except for two bus-loads of Japanese tourists who were milling around taking pictures.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SCAPNY_010903_003.JPG: Every state capital seems to be having major repairs done
2. SCAPNY_010903_007.JPG: Wonderfully-detailed carvings are all over the building
3. SCAPNY_010903_015.JPG: Philip Sheridan's statue is on the grounds
Wikipedia Description: New York State Capitol
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The New York State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of New York. Housing the New York Legislature, it is located in the state capital of Albany on State Street in Capitol Park. The building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million (roughly half a billion current dollars), was the most expensive government building of its time. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1979.

The Capitol was constructed between 1867 and 1899 and inspired by the H�tel de Ville (City Hall) in Paris, France. Three teams of architects designed it. The building is constructed in both Romanesque and Renaissance styles. This has led some historians to dub it "The Battle of the Styles." Notable architectural features include its interior "Million Dollar Staircase" and massive, 166 foot long exterior Eastern Staircase. The Capitol exterior is made of white granite from Hallowell, Maine, and the building incorporates marble cut by state prisoners at Sing Sing. The granite structure is 220 feet (67 meters) tall at its highest point, and it is one of ten U.S. state capitols that does not have a domed roof. Underground tunnels connect it to the Empire State Plaza and Alfred E. Smith Building. The building's exterior is currently undergoing restoration.

Architects:

Three teams of architects worked on the design of the Capitol during the 32 years of its construction. They were led by:

* 1867-75: Thomas Fuller
* 1875-83: Leopold Eidlitz and Henry Hobson Richardson
* 1883-99: Isaac G. Perry

Construction began in 1869. Lieutenant Governor William Dorsheimer dismissed Fuller in favor of Eidlitz and Richardson. According to one source, it "was Richardson who dominated the final outcome of the grand building, which evolved into his distinguished Romanesque style" (which came to be known as Richardsonian Romanesque). Eidlitz and Richardson, however, were dismissed by Grover Cleveland upon his election to governorship and his review of the mounting costs of construction. He hired Perry to complete the project.

The building cost twice the cost to construct the United States Capitol.
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