点评:I have seen the exterior of the building a few times without ever being able to enter. (was always in the area on weekends) This time I was visiting during the week and was able to take a guided tour. I would recommend everyone to do so. The facts you get from the guide are so helpful in understanding what you are seeing. You can walk around without a tour, but it wouldn't be the same. Plus, you wouldn't be able to get to the top of the Dome if you aren't on the tour. Circling the top of the Dome was one of the highlights of the tour. I was surprised to learn that Colorado became a state in 1876. That is only 100 years after we became a country. (This year, they will turn 150 years old, in August) This is why some call Denver the "Centennial State." The Colorado State house was constructed in the 1890's. It opened in 1894 but wasn't yet completely finished. The building was completed in 1901, but the Dome wasn't completed until 1908. The material used for the building were all from Colorado. It is constructed with Colorado white granite, rare rose onyx and the cast iron dome is covered in copper panels that are gilded with gold leaf from the Colorado mines. The gold is a memento of the Colorado gold rush. The tour begins at the grand stair case and from there you will see the beautiful Rose Onyx marble on the walls and the white yule marble on the floor. When you are at the Grand Stair case you can look up and get a dramatic view of the rotundas interior. When you are in the rotunda you can look up and see you are under the dome. The building is an Architectural Treasure both inside and out. Many of the windows are made of stained glass depicting people or events related to the history of Colorado. If you are near the building during the week, get a tour and awe its beauty and learn a little about the State of Colorado.
翻译:我之前几次路过这座建筑,但从未有机会进去参观(每次都是周末去的)。这次我是在工作日去的,所以有机会参加了导览团。我强烈建议大家也参加导览团。导游讲解的内容非常有助于理解你所看到的景象。当然,你也可以自己四处走走,但体验肯定不一样。而且,如果你不参加导览团,就无法登上穹顶。环绕穹顶顶部是这次导览的一大亮点。我惊讶地发现科罗拉多州是在1876年才成为美国的一个州。这距离我们建国仅仅100年。(今年8月,科罗拉多州将迎来建州150周年。)这就是为什么有些人称丹佛为“百年州”。科罗拉多州议会大厦建于19世纪90年代,1894年正式开放,但当时尚未完全竣工。这座建筑于1901年竣工,但穹顶直到1908年才完工。建筑所用材料全部来自科罗拉多州。它采用科罗拉多白花岗岩和珍稀的玫瑰玛瑙建造,铸铁穹顶则覆盖着镀有科罗拉多金箔的铜板。这些金箔是科罗拉多淘金热的纪念。参观从宏伟的楼梯开始,从那里您可以欣赏到墙壁上美丽的玫瑰玛瑙大理石和地板上的白色尤尔大理石。站在宏伟的楼梯上,您可以抬头欣赏圆形大厅内部的壮丽景色。进入圆形大厅后,您可以抬头看到自己正位于穹顶之下。这座建筑内外皆是建筑瑰宝。许多窗户都由彩色玻璃制成,描绘了与科罗拉多历史相关的人物或事件。如果您在工作日正好路过附近,不妨参加一次参观,惊叹于它的美丽,并了解一些关于科罗拉多州的历史。