Today, we are in Richmond, Virginia, visiting the Virginia State House.
This is not the first time I've blogged about Virginia during the A to Z Challenge. I have visited the state on a number of occasions.
Richmond was the third, and current, capital of our state of Virginia. It also, between 1861 and 1865, was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
As is the case with other state capitals, various statues and monuments are found on its grounds. This is a monument honoring our first President, a native of Virginia, George Washington.
At the time of our visit, in April of 2017, flowers were in bloom.
The Statehouse was designed by Thomas Jefferson (our third President and a man of many talents) and Charles-Louis Clérisseau and was built between 1785 and 1788. The two wings you see here were built at a later date.
There are busts of Virginia born Presidents inside the building. This is a bust of President Tyler, our 10th President, who was President from 1841 to 1845. Amazingly, at least as of late last year, Tyler had a living grandson. This is a post I wrote about that, back when Tyler had two living grandsons. One passed away in 2020.
Inside the House of Delegates, which is the lower chamber of the Virginia General Assembly. It first convened in 1619. Its current home is a bit more modern.
Did you know that portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are hung inside the Virginia Statehouse? They have visited more than once.
Here is a wealth of information about the State Capitol, if you are interested.
If you live in the United States, I suggest you try to, at least, visit your state capitol. You may be surprised to find the treasures within.
"V" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme for this year is "From Florida to Vermont With Stops In Between".
...Confederate monuments seem to last longer than the Confederacy.
ReplyDeleteInteresting bits of history here.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in college I had an internship in our state Capitol. The history was fascinating.
I haven't been there, but it's on my list.
ReplyDeleteI have lived in CA and OR, and have visited both capitols. CA more than once, since I grew up there. Lots of interesting things on the grounds surrounding them too.
ReplyDeleteI love exploring history! This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've had some good visits there.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your visits to historical places, the sights are awesome!
ReplyDeleteHistorical sights are timeless treasures for generations to enjoy. My parents, siblings, and I visited my mother's sister who lives near Williamsburg, VA. That was the first family vacation I'd ever been on and quite memorable. I was 13. We saw Christopher Columbus' replicates ported in the James River and we even got to walk on one of them which was so cool. I'd like to go back to see those things again. Nice 'V' attractions and topic!
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