Capital Building With Mosiac Floor

Rotunda mosaic floor created by hildreth meiere.

Capital building with mosiac floor.

The three medallions in the ceiling represent traditions of the past life of the present and ideas of the future. I believe you can buy a reprint of this tile catalog from the tile heritage center for 75 or you can download it for free from virginia commonwealth university library digital collection here. Walter was engaged in the design and construction of vast additions to the capitol 1851 1865. In my search yesterday to replace my floor plan i found this beautiful full color mosaic tile catalog circa 1900.

The theme of the rotunda is virtues of the state. For the floors in his extensions walter chose encaustic tile for its beauty durability and sophistication. On the floor are three mosaics which represent the earth the spirit of the soil the spirit of vegetation and the spirit of animal life. Capitol building the small rotunda in the old senate wing of the u s.

Temperance courage justice wisdom magnanimity faith hope and charity. Capitol was designed by benjamin henry latrobe as an ornamental air shaft. The pennsylvania state capitol building in harrisburg pennsylvania and in many other noteworthy buildings and houses. Her mural work can also be seen on ceilings and floors in the.

The rotunda floor mosaic known as earth as the life giver was just one of several pieces meière completed in the capitol building. It was constructed after the fire of 1814 as a means of lighting the corridors and circulating air into rooms that open onto the space. In the pennsylvania state capitol mercer created a series of mosaic images for the floor of the building. Capitol building the tiles were first installed in 1856 when thomas u.

The eight winged figures in the dome form a celestial rose representing civic and sacred virtues.