Pennsylvania's State Capitol Building
Pennsylvania’s Capitol Building is, first and foremost, a public building belonging to the citizens of Pennsylvania, but it is also a priceless architectural and artist treasure. When President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication of the building on October 4, 1906, he said, “This is the handsomest building I ever saw.”
The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style by Philadelphia architect Joseph Hudson who envisioned the building as a “Palace of Art.”
This Lesson on the Road will focus on:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court Chamber
The artwork of Violet Oakley
Pennsylvania's House of Representative's Chamber
Pennsylvania's Senate Chamber
The Capitol Rotunda
Harrisburg's Eighth Ward
Pennsylvania’s Capitol building is, first and foremost, a public building belonging to the citizens of Pennsylvania, but it is also a priceless architectural and artist treasure. When President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication of the building on October 4, 1906, he said, “This is the handsomest building I ever saw.” The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style by Philadelphia architect Joseph Hudson who envisioned the building as a “Palace of Art.”
Pennsylvania’s Capitol building is, first and foremost, a public building belonging to the citizens of Pennsylvania, but it is also a priceless architectural and artist treasure. When President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication of the building on October 4, 1906, he said, “This is the handsomest building I ever saw.” The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style by Philadelphia architect Joseph Hudson who envisioned the building as a “Palace of Art.”
Pennsylvania’s Capitol building is, first and foremost, a public building belonging to the citizens of Pennsylvania, but it is also a priceless architectural and artist treasure. When President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication of the building on October 4, 1906, he said, “This is the handsomest building I ever saw.” The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style by Philadelphia architect Joseph Hudson who envisioned the building as a “Palace of Art.”
Pennsylvania’s Capitol building is, first and foremost, a public building belonging to the citizens of Pennsylvania, but it is also a priceless architectural and artist treasure. When President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication of the building on October 4, 1906, he said, “This is the handsomest building I ever saw.” The building was designed in the Italian Renaissance style by Philadelphia architect Joseph Hudson who envisioned the building as a “Palace of Art.”