Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tuesday, May 5, 2009

The New Mexico State Capitol. Strikingly unique, and evocative of its environment. No dome, no marble columns, no copy of the federal capitol in Washington (itself a copy of St. Paul's in London). New Mexico has had a number of capitols since becoming a territory in 1850 and a state in 1912--the Palace of the Governors, inherited from the Spanish and Mexican periods and a couple of others, one of which burned down. This one was built in 1966 and updated in 1991-92. The inside is stunning, but I really couldn't get any pictures that do it justice.