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Cathedral of the Madeleine – Salt Lake City, Utah

Cathedral of the Madeleine - Salt Lake City, Utah

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An interior view of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, with its decorative columns, stained glass windows, iconography art and lighting. The cathedral is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The cathedral was built under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake. It was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The outside is a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside is Neo-Gothic. Construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore.

Utah State Capitol Interior Steps – Salt Lake City

Utah State Capitol Interior Steps - Salt Lake City

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The Utah State Capitol Building was constructed over 4 years, between 1912-1916. designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, it uses the Neoclassical revival, Corinthian architectural style.

The building houses two of three branches of state government. The Utah House and Senate, and the executive branch. The building houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the state auditor.

Statues on the grounds of the capitol include those for Daniel C. Jackling, Edward Harriman, Thomas L. Kane, Martha Hughes Cannon, Marriner S. Eccles, and one to Chief Massasoit as a tribute to the Wampanogas chief who greeted the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

Utah’s first capitol building, known today as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, is located in Fillmore.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Great American Tower Sunset – Cincinnati – Ohio

Great American Tower Sunset - Cincinnati - Ohio

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The Great American Tower stands above the stadium of the Cincinnati Reds, in Ohio. The skyscraper was completed in 2011 at a cost of $322 million. It contains more than 800,000 square feet of office space. It is the tallest building in Cincinnati (ending the 81 year rein of the Carew Tower), at 41 stories and 665 feet tall. It is the third tallest in Ohio.