Monday, February 14, 2011

2-Fer 2

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State Circuit Court 2

There's another 2-fer today with Downtown St. Louis 365, a pair of statues flanking the entrance of the Mel Carnahan Courthouse at Market and Tucker. It was for decades the U.S. Court and Customs House in St. Louis, a Depression era federal project. When the feds built the ultra-modern Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse, the penurious state took this building over for its circuit court. It is named after our late governor. We'll get to full views of both buildings this week.

I couldn't find anything about the statues online after fifteen minutes of searching, which is about my attention span. This one holds a book inscribed CONSTITVTION (how Roman) in one hand and a torch to light the way in the other. It's in serious need of a bath.
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4 comments:

  1. OlivierFebruary 14, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    belle sculpture en b&w, mais un peu triste en ce jour de la st valentin

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  2. cieldequimperFebruary 14, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    Pourquoi ? Elle sent mauvais ?

    Elle a la Constitvion mais elle ressemble plus à une bouddhiste qu'à une romaine.

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  3. CarraolFebruary 14, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Great image in B&W, so classic and pure, the sculpture is impressive!

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  4. T. BecqueFebruary 14, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Another nice bw. I didn't notice about the bath thing until I read your comment, now I'm stuck on it - you're right!

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