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Old Posted Aug 6, 2009, 4:39 PM
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There's a lot of awkwardness in state capitols. Illinois' dome is really great, but the mansard roofs above each wing are weird. Alabama's clock is a nice idea, but poorly carried out. Michigan's dome and base are both good, but they don't match each other at all. Etc.

Massachusetts may be my favorite, even though generally I prefer more heavily-ornamented marble to brick Georgian buildings.

Indiana is probably my favorite of those that are clearly intended to invoke the US Capitol. Its dome and base building are both well carried out and are in good - if unusual - proportion to one another.
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