http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/tags/statecapitol/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:51:28 -0700 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:51:28 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/buddyicons/70323761@N00.jpg?1369091501#70323761@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/tags/statecapitol/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131443931/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131443931/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6181/6131443931_c32fe19ebb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building" /></a></p> <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:51:28 -0700 2011-08-27T12:43:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131443931 40.264583 -76.881759 40.264583 -76.881759 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg nhl pennsylvania pa capitol dome commonwealth harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp rolandhintonperry dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding josephhuston classicrenaissance pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131409315/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131409315/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6065/6131409315_647990b396_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument" /></a></p> <p>The Meixcan War Monument, located in the southeast quadrant of Capitol Park outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, was modeled in 1867 by Hamilton Alricks Jr. and John McFadden. The 64-foot tall Maryland marble fluted Corinthian column was erected in 1868, and the 10-foot, 4-inch Italian marble figure of Victory, which surmounts the column, was added in March 1969. In 1894, due to construction, the monument was moved to its current site from its original location south of the Hills South office building. It originally sat on a small mound, but in 1981 the area around the base was reconstructed and a retaining wall was built. <br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:34:20 -0700 2011-08-27T13:22:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131409315 40.262658 -76.882378 40.262658 -76.882378 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument <p>The Meixcan War Monument, located in the southeast quadrant of Capitol Park outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, was modeled in 1867 by Hamilton Alricks Jr. and John McFadden. The 64-foot tall Maryland marble fluted Corinthian column was erected in 1868, and the 10-foot, 4-inch Italian marble figure of Victory, which surmounts the column, was added in March 1969. In 1894, due to construction, the monument was moved to its current site from its original location south of the Hills South office building. It originally sat on a small mound, but in 1981 the area around the base was reconstructed and a retaining wall was built. <br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> wallyg monument pennsylvania pa capitol column warmemorial harrisburg statecapitol corinthiancolumn beauxarts capitolpark renaissancerevival downtownharrisburg mexicanwarmonument dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley johnmcfadden pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance mexicanwarmemorial pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea hamiltonalricks hamiltonalricksjr italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131408999/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131408999/" title="Old Brick Capitol"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6066/6131408999_2cfb136687_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Old Brick Capitol" /></a></p> <p>The first State Capitol on this stie was built and designed by Stephen Hills, 1819-1821. It was first occupied by the Legislature on January 2, 1822, and was used until destroyed by fire, February 2, 1897.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:34:12 -0700 2011-08-27T13:10:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131408999 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 Old Brick Capitol <p>The first State Capitol on this stie was built and designed by Stephen Hills, 1819-1821. It was first occupied by the Legislature on January 2, 1822, and was used until destroyed by fire, February 2, 1897.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> wallyg sign pennsylvania pa capitol marker historicalmarker harrisburg statecapitol downtownharrisburg dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea oldbrickcapitol http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131957704/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131957704/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6076/6131957704_6d7648cc29_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument" /></a></p> <p>The Meixcan War Monument, located in the southeast quadrant of Capitol Park outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, was modeled in 1867 by Hamilton Alricks Jr. and John McFadden. The 64-foot tall Maryland marble fluted Corinthian column was erected in 1868, and the 10-foot, 4-inch Italian marble figure of Victory, which surmounts the column, was added in March 1969. In 1894, due to construction, the monument was moved to its current site from its original location south of the Hills South office building. It originally sat on a small mound, but in 1981 the area around the base was reconstructed and a retaining wall was built. <br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:34:17 -0700 2011-08-27T13:22:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131957704 40.262658 -76.882378 40.262658 -76.882378 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument <p>The Meixcan War Monument, located in the southeast quadrant of Capitol Park outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, was modeled in 1867 by Hamilton Alricks Jr. and John McFadden. The 64-foot tall Maryland marble fluted Corinthian column was erected in 1868, and the 10-foot, 4-inch Italian marble figure of Victory, which surmounts the column, was added in March 1969. In 1894, due to construction, the monument was moved to its current site from its original location south of the Hills South office building. It originally sat on a small mound, but in 1981 the area around the base was reconstructed and a retaining wall was built. <br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> wallyg monument pennsylvania pa capitol column warmemorial harrisburg statecapitol corinthiancolumn beauxarts capitolpark renaissancerevival downtownharrisburg mexicanwarmonument dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley johnmcfadden pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance mexicanwarmemorial pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea hamiltonalricks hamiltonalricksjr italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131957612/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131957612/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6079/6131957612_05d3e030ce_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument" /></a></p> <p>The Meixcan War Monument, located in the southeast quadrant of Capitol Park outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, was modeled in 1867 by Hamilton Alricks Jr. and John McFadden. The 64-foot tall Maryland marble fluted Corinthian column was erected in 1868, and the 10-foot, 4-inch Italian marble figure of Victory, which surmounts the column, was added in March 1969. In 1894, due to construction, the monument was moved to its current site from its original location south of the Hills South office building. It originally sat on a small mound, but in 1981 the area around the base was reconstructed and a retaining wall was built. <br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:34:14 -0700 2011-08-27T13:21:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131957612 40.262658 -76.882378 40.262658 -76.882378 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Mexican War Monument <p>The Meixcan War Monument, located in the southeast quadrant of Capitol Park outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, was modeled in 1867 by Hamilton Alricks Jr. and John McFadden. The 64-foot tall Maryland marble fluted Corinthian column was erected in 1868, and the 10-foot, 4-inch Italian marble figure of Victory, which surmounts the column, was added in March 1969. In 1894, due to construction, the monument was moved to its current site from its original location south of the Hills South office building. It originally sat on a small mound, but in 1981 the area around the base was reconstructed and a retaining wall was built. <br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.</p> wallyg monument pennsylvania pa capitol column warmemorial harrisburg statecapitol corinthiancolumn beauxarts capitolpark renaissancerevival downtownharrisburg mexicanwarmonument dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley johnmcfadden pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance mexicanwarmemorial pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea hamiltonalricks hamiltonalricksjr italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240567/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240567/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6076/6131240567_cf4ed2acdd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:03:45 -0700 2011-08-27T13:10:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131240567 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture statue nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding theburdenoflifethebrokenlaw classicrenaissance burdenoflife brokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex theburdenoflife harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace thebrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240763/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240763/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6075/6131240763_8daa6930a8_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:03:52 -0700 2011-08-27T13:11:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131240763 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture statue nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding theburdenoflifethebrokenlaw classicrenaissance burdenoflife brokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex theburdenoflife harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace thebrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225317/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225317/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6079/6131225317_fbd57dee0f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:32 -0700 2011-08-27T13:11:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131225317 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love & Labor: The Unbroken Law <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley loveandlabor usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance lifeofhumanity loveandlabortheunbrokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace lovelabor lovelabortheunbrokenlaw theunbrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225089/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225089/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6062/6131225089_fe637fcbb0_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:24 -0700 2011-08-27T13:10:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131225089 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love & Labor: The Unbroken Law <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley loveandlabor usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance lifeofhumanity loveandlabortheunbrokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace lovelabor lovelabortheunbrokenlaw theunbrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131774978/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131774978/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6084/6131774978_d71a77d9fc_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:26 -0700 2011-08-27T13:10:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131774978 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love & Labor: The Unbroken Law <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley loveandlabor usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance lifeofhumanity loveandlabortheunbrokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace lovelabor lovelabortheunbrokenlaw theunbrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131774846/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131774846/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6203/6131774846_b7e0602c5c_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:21 -0700 2011-08-27T13:09:53-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131774846 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love & Labor: The Unbroken Law <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley loveandlabor usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance lifeofhumanity loveandlabortheunbrokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace lovelabor lovelabortheunbrokenlaw theunbrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225379/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225379/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6071/6131225379_58589db4b1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:35 -0700 2011-08-27T13:11:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131225379 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love & Labor: The Unbroken Law <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley loveandlabor usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance lifeofhumanity loveandlabortheunbrokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace lovelabor lovelabortheunbrokenlaw theunbrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225237/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131225237/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6182/6131225237_cb27336be6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:55:29 -0700 2011-08-27T13:11:43-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131225237 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - Love & Labor: The Unbroken Law <p><i>Love &amp; Labor: The Unbroken Law</i>, also known as <i>Life of Humanity</i>, designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard was carved by Furio Piccirilli from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's prospering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Agriculture and the rewards of labor, the prodigal son, the baptism, the thinkers, the young parents, the philosopher-teacher, two brothers, and the new youth.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley loveandlabor usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding classicrenaissance lifeofhumanity loveandlabortheunbrokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace lovelabor lovelabortheunbrokenlaw theunbrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6129287762/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6129287762/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6204/6129287762_8f91b2fb6e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building" /></a></p> <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:43:54 -0700 2011-08-27T13:44:31-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6129287762 40.263877 -76.884881 40.263877 -76.884881 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg nhl pennsylvania pa capitol dome commonwealth harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp rolandhintonperry dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding josephhuston classicrenaissance pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6129287666/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6129287666/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6182/6129287666_6c3b08e982_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building" /></a></p> <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:43:51 -0700 2011-08-27T13:41:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6129287666 40.263283 -76.886414 40.263283 -76.886414 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg nhl pennsylvania pa capitol dome statestreet commonwealth harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp rolandhintonperry dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding josephhuston classicrenaissance pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6128737485/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6128737485/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6077/6128737485_977724e812_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building" /></a></p> <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:43:56 -0700 2011-08-27T13:47:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6128737485 40.264022 -76.884523 40.264022 -76.884523 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg nhl pennsylvania pa capitol dome commonwealth harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp rolandhintonperry dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding josephhuston classicrenaissance pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6128719063/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6128719063/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6200/6128719063_133b819c70_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building" /></a></p> <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:34:45 -0700 2011-08-27T13:08:58-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6128719063 40.264525 -76.884378 40.264525 -76.884378 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building <p>The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg nhl pennsylvania pa capitol dome commonwealth harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp rolandhintonperry dauphincounty pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding josephhuston classicrenaissance pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131790228/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131790228/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6078/6131790228_33b23370b8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:03:54 -0700 2011-08-27T13:11:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131790228 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture statue nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding theburdenoflifethebrokenlaw classicrenaissance burdenoflife brokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex theburdenoflife harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace thebrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240659/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240659/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6197/6131240659_017c3f53fd_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:03:48 -0700 2011-08-27T13:11:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131240659 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture statue nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding theburdenoflifethebrokenlaw classicrenaissance burdenoflife brokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex theburdenoflife harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace thebrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240923/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/">wallyg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/6131240923/" title="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6072/6131240923_ecc2763d03_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law" /></a></p> <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:03:57 -0700 2011-08-27T13:11:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (wallyg) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6131240923 40.264186 -76.884134 40.264186 -76.884134 2406637 PA - Harrisburg: Capitol Complex - Pennsylvania Capitol Building - The Burden of Life: The Broken Law <p><i>The Burden of Life: The Broken Law,</i> was designed by sculptor George Grey Barnard from 1909-1910 and dedicated at the West entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building on October 4, 1911. The 8-foot tall sculptural group, carved from Carrara marble, consists of twenty-seven mostly nude figures, representing man's suffering in measure with his fulfillment of the laws of God and nature. From back to front, the figures represent: Adam and Eve in paradise, the forsaken mother, the mourning woman, the angel of consolation, the kneeling youth, two brothers, the burden bearer, and Despair and Hope.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania State Capitol was built from 1902 to 106 to the Italian Renaissance design of Joseph Huston, who incorporated the walls of an unsuccessful 1898 plan and building by Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb. The 520-foot long center wing features a 272-foot high dome, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, with two side wings, each adding an additional 212-feet in length. The 94-foot dome is topped by the 14-foot, 6-inch gilded brass statue of Commonwealth by Roland Hinton Perry.<br /> <br /> The Pennsylvania Capitol Grounds, officially the Capitol Park, bounded by North Street on the north, 7th Street on the east, Walnut Street on the south and 3rd Street on the west, comprises 45 acres. Arnold Brunner designed the layout of the grounds, which originally totaled only 15 acres from the land Harris and Maclay gave to the state. The remaining 29 acres were added when the state bought the Eighth Ward.<br /> <br /> National Register #77001162 (1977)</p> wallyg sculpture statue nhl pennsylvania pa capitol harrisburg statecapitol beauxarts nationalhistoriclandmark nationalregisterofhistoricplaces renaissancerevival usnationalhistoriclandmark downtownharrisburg nrhp dauphincounty georgegreybarnard pennsylvaniastatecapitol susquehannavalley usnationalregisterofhistoricplaces pennsylvaniastatecapitolbuilding theburdenoflifethebrokenlaw classicrenaissance burdenoflife brokenlaw pennsylvaniastatecapitolcomplex theburdenoflife harrisburg–carlislemetropolitanstatisticalarea harrisburgmetropolitanarea italianrenaisannace thebrokenlaw http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en