Massachusetts_State_House

Massachusetts State House The Massachusetts state house is the oldest and most prominent building on Beacon Hill. Charles Bulfinch was the architect responsible for this historical master piece. The cornerstone was laid July 4, 1795 by Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, it was completed in 1798. The State house on Beacon Hill is still the place for the leadership that guides the state today. The interior and exterior architectural designs of the states house contain superb craftsmanship. Large, sturdy columns, arched passage ways, and large cathedral like domes are a few of the elements that make this building such a magnificent site to view. These are also the elements that are heavily borrowed from traditional roman architecture. With in the State house there is many wonderful works of art that depict significant moments in Massachusetts and American history. Many of the sculptures, paintings, stained glass windows, and other numerous works bear a heavy influence to Roman ideals and Christian/Byzantine art. There are many exceptional sections in the state house that are worth viewing mainly because of the unique artistic and architectural designs. The front of the State House faces south, massachusetts, house, state, hall, dome, design, roman, marble, large, glass, doric, above, very, room, pillars, one, made, history, floor, ceiling, building, architecture, windows, white, staircase, out, intricate, end, each, circular, center, below, walls, two, tour