…Continued from Statuary Blocks & Inscriptions.
Oregon State Capitol Rotunda on December 22, 2006
Inside the Capitol building, the walls of the rotunda and hallways are rose travertine marble quarried in Montana. The baseboard and ramps of the great stairways are Vermont black marble and the rotunda floor and stairs are Napoleon gray marble from Missouri.
Oregon State Capitol Rotunda on December 22, 2006
High on the walls are eight octagonal medallions, each depicting a feature from the State Seal.
Oregon State Capitol Rotunda on December 22, 2006
In the center of the rotunda floor is a large bronze Oregon State Seal by Ulric Ellerhusen, who also created the golden Pioneer on top of the Capitol building, as well as other small works above the entrances.
Oregon State Capitol Rotunda on December 22, 2006
The walls of the circular rotunda feature four murals by Barry Faulkner and Frank H. Schwarz, who also painted the provisional seal above the steps to the Senate chamber on the east side of the rotunda and the territorial seal above the steps to the House of Representatives chamber on the west side.
Oregon State Capitol Rotunda on December 22, 2006
On the ceiling of the dome above the rotunda is a decorative painting by Frank H. Schwarz of a sunburst with a large star representing Oregon surrounded by 32 smaller stars representing the other states at the time of Oregon's admission to the Union.
Oregon State Capitol Dome on December 22, 2006
Surrounding the dome ceiling are a series of eagles and torches.
Oregon State Capitol Dome on December 22, 2006
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