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Sep 14, 2010
The Map Room is a busy, important room that connects the Statehouse and Senate buildings. It is distinctive because of the marble county map of Ohio in the floor, which was comple ...
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Sep 14, 2010
The 3,600 square feet of the Crypt feature arched limestone walls that support the Statehouse, brick floors, and wrought-iron lanterns. It houses the Statehouse Museum, artifacts ...
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Sep 14, 2010
Historically, the Ladies' Gallery was a viewing area in the Ohio House of Representatives Chamber that was built in the 1890s so that women could observe the government process. A ...
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Sep 14, 2010
The Treaty of Greenville is a painting that hangs in the east stairway of the Rotunda. It was painted in 1945 by Howard Chandler Christy, an Ohio native. Christy was born in Morga ...
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Sep 10, 2010
The Rotunda is a large, impressive space in the Statehouse that spreads light to other areas of the building through the skylight in its dome. The skylight features a hand-painted ...
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Sep 10, 2010
The Capitol Atrium was completed in 1994 to connect the Statehouse and the Senate Building. Once an outdoor walkway, the Atrium is now an indoor gathering place that complements t ...
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Sep 10, 2010
The Grand Stair Hall, located in the Senate Building, is made of white marble and is one of the most impressive spaces in the Statehouse. The ceiling contains detailed murals whic ...
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Sep 10, 2010
The House Chamber is approximately the same size as the Senate Chamber and accommodates Ohio's 99 elected state representatives. The Chamber was largely designed by Nathan B. Kell ...
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Sep 09, 2010
The people of Ohio will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Ohio Statehouse throughout 2011. This historical celebration is an opportunity for students in grades K-12 to demons ...
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Sep 03, 2010
The Statehouse Museum is an interactive place for learning about Ohio government, providing stronger and more diverse orientation and education about Ohio government and history. ...
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