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| The legislature was in session! It was cool to sit and watch them for a while. |
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| View from the House chamber exterior window. |
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| On the main level of the building were several small displays that taught people about Utah, including information about the natural resources and industries here. I stopped for a minute at this one about movies filmed in Utah - there are a lot more than I realized! |
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| Our group, with their scavenger hunt papers, after eating our bagged lunches at 10:30 am. |
There was a health and emergency services fair going on in the central hallway of the Capitol,
and I took pictures of these emergency backpacks and this First Aid Kit for future reference.
This was less than 3 weeks before a big earthquake hit just west of SLC. No, I hadn't made any
additional preparations after taking these pictures. Yes, I think I should now.
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| The Gold Room This is the state room used for hosting dignitaries and it got its name because of all the gold leafing and other ornate European furnishings. Our guide told us it is valued at $3M. |
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| The top of the rotunda ceiling is 50m above the floor and the chandelier weighs 3,000 lbs. There are paintings of famous people and events from Utah's history on the walls. |
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| Original Supreme Court Room - now they meet in a larger facility in a different building. |
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| Our whole group gathered in the Supreme Court Room and had a Q&A with Keith Grover, the Senator for our area. The kids asked him things like "What kind of car do you drive?" and "Do you have any pets?" He has a background in middle school education, which in how he was such a good sport with the kids. He was in the House for several years before being elected as a Senator and said he enjoyed that the House was more lively, but that the Senate is more efficient because it's a smaller group of people. It was fun to hear from him. |
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