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G LOLrLe 7 A worral called “Verwee and Coo Cu DY Aves” by Donald McGregor aoe / alcarater the ceil in the Office & Reception Room icdtenant Goversrt Reagtion Ron, which wae originally the Cepitolt “Ladle Pari” mahogany ind 22 oil portraits ors. As part of the re: ent conservation. All woodwork in the the mantel, designed so conserved. Paint n all architectural ct Joseph Hus nducted and replicat hroughout the suite The hiotenant Goversari private effec digleye 220 _portreite of previons “Y The Pennsylvania upreme aurt Pennsylvania's Supreme Court wa he U.S. Supreme Court st court was a remarkable act ung ae A fair court system was a priority for William Penn, who had been unjustly The Harvichurs Chavaber of the imprisoned in England five times on dubious charges. In his original constitu ion, he establi | Court under the control of his | Peaeylverin Supreie Crt both ‘een of justice and an artirte aie treatire: He contaiis collection of 16. of an in posing by Valet Ook The, above ic entitled Divine ‘Low - The Kepate} cud inches cunt con inti of letra ng oitdhewird Love Se ee ee: The z Io Bie on He foe floor of the Ca Panne AAG: ee : 1994. The project in toration of [ S eed w2 ' e ppaits to the walls and ceil- bars of the Assembly insisted up. ven more impartial system and succeeded in pushi pendent Supreme dent court in the early ed legislative body of Pennsylvania's nnsyivania’s Supreme Court was the only ind with the power to declare laws made by an Commonwealth,” female figure rep of the Capitol dome on May 25, 1905, the gilded bro @inches tall. The figure holds the ‘mace of statehood in her left hand and extends her right was restored in 30 thro igh October 4, 2006, esiled bce Test 100 yea statue tavde atthepeck ofthe 1, a "rededication splay Cepitl (above) sevelt, providing at é ian Michae The & tions from the Commission, the Capitol Pres the State Libr d displays and pre: storical and Mus vation Commit During the Cepitel Centennial Celebration, a re- cnactor playing Tally Roosevelt speaks at the rededication ceremony (left) The week-long iid with a firewerks celebration. The Cpiolt Eat Wing was opened 15. 1987, adding nearly 400,000 ee ett the building. tr awatewinag desig wat dene * foimeld ith the Aericay Rentievance style of the 1906. sbrietire. The “Y Jing When the Capitol opened in 1906, it had three magnificent front entrances but only a service entrance at the back. Architect Joseph Huston's rationale for this hat he envisioned the addition of a companion building or plaza de. decision w n the Capitol’ ast Wing was opened, addi That idea was finally realized in 1987 when the B: almost 400,000 square feet of functional space to the Capitol. ‘Today, the Wing houses nearly 100 legislative offices, rooms for public heatings and a large bic cafeteria, a well as the Capitol’s interactive "W Center" and a gift 0p. by the New York lassical mode ia t to hold a gubenatori- On January 17, 1995, Governor Tom Ridge was th jon on the East Wing plaza

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