The World's Most Beautiful Places
A close-up view of the pediment of the Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort. The stone carved figures, starting with the woman at the center, allegorically represent Progress, History, Plenty, Law, Art and Labor. The roman-styled portico of the capitol building was designed by Charles Henry Niehaus and carved by Australian sculptor Peter Rossack.
Christ Crucifix. The Monte Cassino religious shrine, part of the St. Meinrad Catholic Archabbey in southwest Indiana, was constructed in 1870. It was named after an archabbey in Italy founded by St. Benedict.
Atcher Cabin – Saunders Springs – Radcliff, Kentucky.
The Atcher cabin was built in 1875, and is named after its owner, Edward Atcher, a Union army civil war veteran. Its rough-hewn square log design is of a style seen mostly after the 1850’s. Saunders Springs is located just on the edge of the Fort Knox military base.