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The Story Behind Minnesota’s Capitol and its Architect

Presented by Nancy Jacobson For Integrating Regional Culture, History, and the Arts A Prairie Region Teacher Training Institute. The Story Behind Minnesota’s Capitol and its Architect . Minnesota’s capital city is _____. Minneapolis St. Cloud St. Paul Rochester.

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The Story Behind Minnesota’s Capitol and its Architect

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  1. Presented by Nancy Jacobson For Integrating Regional Culture, History, and the Arts A Prairie Region Teacher Training Institute The Story Behind Minnesota’s Capitol and its Architect

  2. Minnesota’s capital city is _____. • Minneapolis • St. Cloud • St. Paul • Rochester

  3. The Minnesota State Capitol 1895 - 1905 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Cass Gilbert, architect Illustrationfrom Arttoday.com

  4. Architecture The art and science of designing and erecting buildings. Taken from The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition That is Architecture

  5. Gilbert was determined to bring a unified artistic vision to the Capitol. Writing about his role, he once said: "We live in an age that has the fad to credit men with 'specialties.' . . . In art there should be no 'specialists.' . . . In the old days, the architect, painter and sculptor were frequently one and the same man. There is no reason why they should not be so now."

  6. Architecture is an art form. • Yes • No Do you agree?

  7. Cass Gilbert, the Architect Cass Gilbert: Standing the Test of Time His Potential

  8. Cass Gilbert was born in what state? • Illinois • New York • Minnesota • Ohio

  9. As a child growing up, in school Cass could be described as all but one of the following. • Popular among his classmates • An indifferent student • Headstrong • Worked when he felt like it

  10. Cass Gilbert’s mother thought her son was different. What did she mean? • He was taller than all his friends. • He was artistic. • He was unable to make friends.

  11. The Winner Cass Gilbert’s Original Ink Drawing on Linen (4:34-5:53) The legislature made the first appropriation of funds for our present Capitol in 1893. An architectural competition two years later attracted more than 40 entries.

  12. The Dome Gilbert's design is dominated by its extraordinary dome, which is really three separate domes for structural purposes.

  13. The Stone Used The Stone Controversy White Georgia marble Minnesota-quarried granite and sandstone Local Kasota stone Pipestone Red marble And more!

  14. The dome on top of the Capitol is really two , one on the inside and one on the outside. Do you agree? • Yes • No

  15. What major war was fought in the 1860s? • Civil War • Revolutionary War • World War I • World War II

  16. Quadriga#3

  17. The 4 horses in the Quadriga represent the 4 elements of nature. • earth, hurricanes, sunlight & water • wind, fire, water & tornadoes • earth, wind, fire & water

  18. BONUS!Do you agree? The Quadriga has never been removed since placed there in 1906. • Yes • No

  19. Works Sited " Minnesota Video Vault ." Minnesota Video Vault | Home. Twin Cities Public Television, 9 Jan. 2005. Web. 25 June 2012. <http://www.mnvideovault.org/search_results.php?q=Cass+gilbert%3A++Standing+the+Test+of+Time>. "MNHS.ORG | Minnesota State Capitol." MNHS.ORG | Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota Historical Society, n.d. Web. 25 June 2012. <http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/msc/historyarticle.html "State Capitol Walking Tour." MNHS.ORG | Minnesota Historical Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 June 2012. http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/msc/state_capitol_walkingTour.htm . "Vimeo." Who Built the Capitol? Minnesota State Capitol Labor History Tour. MN Historical Society Researchers, 23 Nov. 2011. Web. 25 June 2012. <https://vimeo.com/32570584>. MLA formatting by BibMe.org.

  20. Your Capitol Project using PREZI • Tell the story of our Capitol and its architect in your own words. • You may use the images in the labeled folder on the Z drive. • Your story should include information about the main rooms in the Capitol, as well as some history. • Listening to the short videos in the series, Inside the Chamber, will provide you with interesting information. http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/archivesInfo.asp • Sites to use for researching the history of the Capitol and of Cass Gilbert will also be in a folder for your use.

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