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The Wisconsin state capitol building is a little hard to photograph. The building is shaped like a big X, with major streets bisecting the angle between the wings. In a photograph, this makes it hard (for me, at least) to figure out just what angle gives you a level horizon. No matter how I turn this, the photo looks tilted.
Completed in 1917 (a little late for the bulk of state capitols), this was the fifth building to house Wisconsin's government. The building is 284 feet tall, making it only three feet shorter than the U.S. capitol building in Washington. The dome is constructed of Vermont granite (because I guess they didn't realize that much of northern Wisconsin is granite) and is, according to Wisconsin, the largest granite dome in the world. The statue on the top supposedly has a badger on its head, though I didn't bring my camera with the superzoom, so I couldn't see that for myself.
Cheese Command
The Wisconsin state capitol building is a little hard to photograph. The building is shaped like a big X, with major streets bisecting the angle between the wings. In a photograph, this makes it hard (for me, at least) to figure out just what angle gives you a level horizon. No matter how I turn this, the photo looks tilted.
Completed in 1917 (a little late for the bulk of state capitols), this was the fifth building to house Wisconsin's government. The building is 284 feet tall, making it only three feet shorter than the U.S. capitol building in Washington. The dome is constructed of Vermont granite (because I guess they didn't realize that much of northern Wisconsin is granite) and is, according to Wisconsin, the largest granite dome in the world. The statue on the top supposedly has a badger on its head, though I didn't bring my camera with the superzoom, so I couldn't see that for myself.