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Below: Close-ups of a circular
wall on the side of Building 9 - The story of North America's growth |
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Below: Two really great murals in 2021.
The one on the left below looked like it was 3D but it was not. |
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Below: The West Virginia Capitol Building
in 2021 |
The West Virginia Capitol Building's height
of its dome is 295 feet, which is 5-feet higher than the U.S. Capitol's
dome. The Diameter of the West Virginia Capitol Buildings Dome is 75-feet.
The floor space is 525,000 square feet. The weight of the chandelier
inside the dome is 4,000 pounds, The weight of the individual bronze
doors on each portico is 2,800 pounds. Below are some photos from 2021,
followed by some 2025 photos. Unfortunately, Lee and Karen Duquette
were unable to go inside the building on this date. |
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Below: A Liberty Bell recreation in front
of the Capitol Building in 2021. |
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Below: A close-up photo of the words
on the plaque shown above and below. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette by the
Liberty Bell replica in front of the Capitol Building in 2021 |
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Below: The West Virginia Capitol Building
in March 2025 |
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Karen Duquette
likes to photograph "naked trees" because she can
see the thickness and shapes of the tree branches. |
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The statue below reads: "Abraham Lincoln Created
The State of West Virginia by Proclamation and Signature.
West Virginia joined the Union June 20, 1863" |
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Below: Even with her right
arm in a sling, Karen Duquette enjoyed a brief relaxation period on
the swing titled "almost heaven". In 2021, The Liberty
Bell shown a bit above was here, not the "almost heaven"
sign and swing. |
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squirrels |
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Below: A very angry face on
the black squirrel because the Karen Duquette did not have any food
for it. |
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