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Jacob
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Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Lincoln
Nebraska is the only unicameral legislative body and was formed to improve the efficiency of government. U.S. Senator George W. Norris, Nebraska's Washington experienced Senator, wanted to avoid the grid lock that he saw in a two house system and in 1937 the state changed its organization. Interestingly, the second house still is present in the capitol building and remains in its earlier configuration for historical purposes. The building is a little dark and murky on the first floor, because of poor lighting and shallow arching hallways. But as you move up to the rotunda the spaces open up and the building and the art in it are very interesting. John liked the center court yards and the many inner windows that looked down in them. This architecture resulted from the fact that Nebraska build the administration rooms around the older capitol in a circumscribing square. Then once that was completed, razed the older building and raised the central high rise up its fourteen floors.
Nebraska is the only unicameral legislative body and was formed to improve the efficiency of government. U.S. Senator George W. Norris, Nebraska's Washington experienced Senator, wanted to avoid the grid lock that he saw in a two house system and in 1937 the state changed its organization. Interestingly, the second house still is present in the capitol building and remains in its earlier configuration for historical purposes. The building is a little dark and murky on the first floor, because of poor lighting and shallow arching hallways. But as you move up to the rotunda the spaces open up and the building and the art in it are very interesting. John liked the center court yards and the many inner windows that looked down in them. This architecture resulted from the fact that Nebraska build the administration rooms around the older capitol in a circumscribing square. Then once that was completed, razed the older building and raised the central high rise up its fourteen floors.
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