Tartan Day in Austin Texas, Not!
Well, I was reliably informed that there would be a Tartan Day event in the rotunda of the Texas Capital building in Austin on Sunday (4/5), but for reasons I have yet to learn, nobody showed up! Except for me and Mrs.Z the capital was pretty much a tartan free zone! At least I was the most interesting person there for a while, doing my part for tourism!
But it was a nice day and since we made the 320 mile round trip anyway, Shelley took a few snaps...
Our state capital was constructed from native pink granite in 1882–88, and a $75 million underground extension was completed in 1993. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. It is the largest state capitol building in the United States, larger and taller than the US capital in D.C.
The State Seal in the rotunda under the dome, the crests around it are the 5 nations that have claimed Texas as a colony, territory or state; Spain, France, Mexico, United States, and the Confederacy.
The dome directly above the seal.
a nice mosaic in the new underground extension.
Last edited by Zardoz; 6th April 09 at 06:58 AM.
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