The interior of the Texas State Capitol extension. This underground section of the building was added in the early 1990s and features a great inverted rotunda at the far end of this corridor.
This shot was taken during last Saturday’s Capitol twilight photowalk.
They built the extension while I was living out of state for a couple years. To come home (to Texas) and discover it was fascinating because it is all underground but doesn’t have any feeling of being underground. You’ve perfectly captured the feel of normalcy in a modern building with the other great aspect of the extension: it matches much of the strength and elegance of the original building. I’m glad you keep returning to the capitol. It’s a special building and, for me, one with some nice memories. As a poor college student, I sometimes took dates there when I couldn’t afford much else. And none ever complained or refused another date. It is a building in which I’ve never felt I was a visitor; I own it–jointly with a whole state of people–so I’ve always been at home. Wonderful image!
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I have a great affection for this building too, Douglas, though my history with it doesn’t go quite as far back as yours. Interestingly enough, there is a link between my previous life in Glasgow and the Texas State Capitol. Apparently some of the stonemasons who built the Capitol were shipped in from Glasgow after finishing work on the Glasgow City Chambers.