点评:We were in Minnesota for the first time, and what better place to visit first but the Minnesota State Capitol. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert, it is perhaps the most stunning state capitol that we've visited (this is #31). We started with a walk around the exterior of the building to see the stonework (white Georgia marble and St. Cloud granite) and the statuary by Daniel Chester French. Then we entered the building, enjoying the views of the atrium and dome, the staircases, and the hallways. The building is exquisitely beautiful! Free admission. Free guided tours hourly every day. Ours was a small group of 8 or so. Our tour guide led us throughout the building, into the three chambers: Senate, House, and Supreme Court, where there are murals by John LaFarge, Edwin Blashfield, Elmer Garnsey, Kenyon Cox, and others. We stopped in the Governor's Receiving Room and found more art by Douglas Volk and Francis Millet and Howard Pyle. A month later, still thinking about what we saw there!
翻译:我们第一次来到明尼苏达州,而最值得首先参观的地方莫过于明尼苏达州议会大厦了。这座大厦由建筑师卡斯·吉尔伯特设计,或许是我们参观过的所有州议会大厦中最令人叹为观止的一座(这也是我们参观的第31座州议会大厦)。我们先绕着大楼走了一圈,欣赏那些用乔治亚州产白色大理石和圣克劳德花岗岩制成的石材装饰,以及丹尼尔·切斯特·弗伦奇创作的雕塑作品。随后我们进入大厦内部,尽情欣赏了中庭与穹顶的壮丽景致以及那些精美的楼梯。还有那些走廊。这座建筑真是精美绝伦!免费入场。每天每小时都有免费导览服务。我们是一个由8人左右组成的小团体。导游带领我们游览了整座建筑,进入了三个大厅:参议院厅、众议院厅以及最高法院厅。那里有约翰·拉法奇、埃德温·布拉什菲尔德、埃尔默·加恩西、凯尼恩·考克斯等人创作的壁画。我们还在州长接待室稍作停留,在那里看到了更多道格拉斯·沃尔克、弗朗西斯·米莱特和霍华德·派尔创作的艺术品。一个月后。还在回味我们在那里看到的一切呢!