Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

HARTRANFT STATUE - Harrisburg State Capitol Building, Pennsylvania
HARTRANFT STATUE—The equestrian statue, sculpted by F.W. Ruckstuhl in 1897, of General John F. Hartranft (Governor 1873-1878) was placed in front of the Capitol in 1899, and later moved to its present location. A hero of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Bull Run, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Harrisburg State Capitol Building, Pennsylvania
DOME—Inspired by the Cathedral of St. Peter’s in Rome, the magnificent Capitol Dome, designed by Huston, continues to dominate Harrisburg’s skyline. Towering to a height of 272 feet and weighing 52 million pounds, it is a combination of two shells, an inner dome and an outer dome.
Harrisburg State Capitol Building, Pennsylvania
BARNARD STATUES—Flanking the main entrance of the Capitol are two groups of statuary by the Pennsylvania sculptor, George Grey Barnard: “Love and Labor/The Unbroken Law,” on the north face or the left side, and The Burden of Life/The Broken Law,” on the south face or right side. Sculpted in France, the statuary was unveiled on October 4, 1911. Barnard, a native of Bellefonte and originator of New York’s Cloisters, a museum of medieval art and architecture, died in 1938 and, at his request, was buried in Harrisburg, near his most famous work.
Harrisburg State Capitol Building, Pennsylvania
BARNARD STATUES—Flanking the main entrance of the Capitol are two groups of statuary by the Pennsylvania sculptor, George Grey Barnard: “Love and Labor/The Unbroken Law,” on the north face or the left side, and The Burden of Life/The Broken Law,” on the south face or right side. Sculpted in France, the statuary was unveiled on October 4, 1911. Barnard, a native of Bellefonte and originator of New York’s Cloisters, a museum of medieval art and architecture, died in 1938 and, at his request, was buried in Harrisburg, near his most famous work.

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