The benches in the Texas Capitol building all feature stars
Texas is known as the Lone Star State something you can't miss when you visit the state capitol in Austin.
My husband Dave walks onto the Rotunda Circle in the capitol
At the centre of the capitol rotunda is this huge circle with a lone star at its heart.
The circle tells the history of Texas in a nutshell with emblems illustrating how the state was first occupied by the French(1685-1688) then the Spanish (1519-1821), then Mexico (1821-1836) then the United States (1845). For a brief time (1861-1870) it broke away from America and became part of the Southern Confederacy.
If you are standing on the history circle and look way up you see the sky-lit dome of the capital with -you guessed it- a star at its heart.
We took a tour that showed us both the Senate chamber
The young woman behind Dave reminded him he had to take off his hat out of respect when he entered Congress
and the Congressional chamber.
See the star under the 'N' of the word Senate on top
All around the state capitol are these photos that picture the members of both the Senate and Congress for each legislative term. Every frame includes photos of the children and grandchildren of the members.
I thought this was a great idea because it reminds legislators they are working to improve the future of the next generation, something essential in Texas which ranks a very low 44th out of 50 states regarding the well-being of its children.
The ceiling lights in the capitol are in a star shape.
We were part of a large group that was touring the Capitol Building
The railings in the Capitol building feature stars as well.
The benches outside the cafeteria had stars punched into their backs
We went to the cafeteria for coffee and a muffin and I walked along the timeline on the wall that told the history of the government of Texas.
I was pleased to see three women included in the timeline.
Elisabet Ney was a sculptor who created many of the statues in the Capitol Building.
Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to be elected to the State Legislature.
Queen Elizabeth visited Texas in 1991. Notice the lone star on the podium in the photo.
The skylight above me provides a view of the Capitol Dome- if you look carefully stars are etched into the glass
You certainly can't forget you are in the Lone Star State when you visit its Capitol building.
Other posts..........
The Pull of the Stars
Eating With The Stars
It is Full of Stars
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