Virginia State Capitol
United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Old City Hallthis Victorian Gothic building, completed as Richmond's city hall in 1894, is as dramatic inside with its 3-foot granite walls as it is outside. Now a private office building, the interior "courtyard" is a three-story painted cast-iron marvel.
The Seal of Virginia is the official symbol of the Commonwealth of Virginia . In May of 1776 the Virginia colonydeclared its independence from England. On the first day of July, 1776, a committee of four was appointed to make a proper seal for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The four men were Richard Henry Lee, George Mason, George Wythe, and Robert Carter Nicholas. Four days later the committee's report for a design of the seal was read, and George Mason presented it to the Virginia government. It was voted on and approved that same day. It is not known for certain which members of the committee were chiefly responsible for the design of the seal, but it is generally believed to be principally the work of George Wythe.
GW and Co.
Following President George Washington's death in 1799, the General Assembly wanted to build a suitable monument and have his remains interred on the Capitol grounds. In 1849, after years of debate and fundraising, a resolution was passed and a commission was appointed. On February 22, 1850, in the presence of President Zachary Taylor, former President John Tyler, and many other dignitaries and a crowd of thousands, the cornerstone was laid. Thomas Crawford's design was selected in a competition. The bronze statue was cast in Germany and arrived in Richmond late in 1857, just weeks after Crawford died suddenly at age 47. In January 1858, the statue was hoisted into its present location (pictured above). Finally, on February 22, 1858, the statue of Washington and three lower-tier statues were unveiled. After Crawford's death, Randolph Rodgers was selected to complete the remaining statues. The final statues were installed by 1869
Thomas Nelson (December 26, 1738-January 4, 1789), was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginiain the Continental Congressand was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independenceas a member of the Virginia delegation.
Tall building in background - the bottom floor is like 10 stories down.
You can only see the top few floors.
Executive Mansion - no that guy is not a guard coming to send us away
In 1926, The Mosque (now called the Landmark Theater ) was constructed by the Shriner as their Acca Temple Shrine, and since then, many of America's greatest entertainers have appeared on its stage beneath its towering minarets and desert murals.
I have plagerized liberally and unabashedly from Wiki and some Richmond sites...
...but now I have noted it... so did I actually plagerize?
