Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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f d! ,ZL51,'!5zV::w sr- iii Y? :mv hi IS i 'V' 1' 'T' 1 kd-i4:242.ui, Y: 1 ' . 6 - ii 3 T l ' ga ' 'fi l 942 ' ff 1 y, 4M5LQt: llIilH dL ,, Q' l E K . , an n h-lily S F Z. Qfg.,-- . I X EL ' 1 5 1 4 The Capitol is surrounded by a beautiful concrete terrace, twelve feet wide and extending almost entirely around the building. The walls of the terrace are bush-hammered in fine imitation of stone. The dome is a striking feature, as it is one of unsurpassed beauty. The carving upon its exterior is exquisite. ln size, contour, and finish it is in fine harmony with the building. When the dome is burnished by the rays of the morning or evening sun, or when its background is a mass of storrn clouds, it is Very impressive. No American state capitol has a dome which is equal to it. Every detail of it is of purest design. Two lofty and well-lighted museums, one at either side of the lower rotunda, are among the notable features of the building. The natural re- sources of the state are displayed in one of these museums while historical relics are displayed in the other. These museums with their alcoves are each about one hundred and twenty feet long by sixty feet wide and are about forty feet high. The walls are entirely lined with Missouri marble While the ceilings are enriched with mural paintings. Probably the most striking feature of the building is the grand stairway which starts at the entrance from the front portico and extends to the third or legislative floor. It is lighted above by a splendid cathedral skylight, the most decorative feature of the structure, and is lined on either side by large columns of Phoenix stone or Napoleon gray marble. It is thirty feet wide and is said to be the widest stairway in the world. At the entrance stands. the bronze front door, said to be the largest since the Roman era. This huge door, with two adjoining bronze doors, cost SI5,000. A special feature is the view of the Legislative Library across the rotunda and the golden light which filters through the glass in the ceiling of the library. It is sixty-five feet from the foot of this grand stairway to the ceiling. There are four floors above the basement which are planned in such a manner as best to conserve the convenience and efficiency of the public service. Those oflices which bear closest relation to each other are placed near each other. The occupants of the first floor are the custodians of the building, the Banking and Liberty commissions, and the Labor Bureau and Coal Oil ln- spector. Other features of this Hoor are a dining room and a kitchen as fully equipped as those of the Capitol in Washington. The former is finely shaped and capable of providing for several hundred diners. The second story is set apart as the executive floor. The central feature of the entire building is the Governor's rooms. The Governor's reception room is finished in oak with seals of the different states carved in the frieze. The wood carving in this room is very fine. Upon this floor are rooms for the presiding officers and secretaries of the two houses. There are also many rooms for committees, as well as for the press, telegraph, telephone, and post-ofhce service. The Legislative Twenty-five

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