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- Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu
The Hawaii State Capitol is located in the historic city of Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, on Oahu's South Beretania Street. The Hawaii State Capitol is the business and law center of Hawaii, the venue for state legislatures. It houses the Hawaiian Government Office, Boardrooms, and the State of Hawaii Library.
The opening of the Capitol took place on March 16, 1969. The construction of the Capitol was carried out with the participation of the famous architect Karl Varneck.
At the entrance to the Capitol, visitors are greeted by a statue of the priest Father Damien (Statue of Father Damien), who was one of the first to be counted among the saints in Hawaii by the Roman Catholic Church. Nearby is the Liberty Bell, donated to the state of Hawaii in 1950 by the President and Congress, as a symbol of freedom and democracy. In the park alley between the Capitol building and the Iolani Palace, the statue of Queen Liliʻuokalani Statue, which was installed here on April 10, 1982, flaunts.
Of particular interest to visitors is the architectural design of the Capitol building. Everything is symbolic here, each building element has its own special meaning. In the elements of the building, an inextricable link with the surrounding nature is traced. The strict rectangular building of the Capitol closes in its arms a cozy courtyard, where the sun shines and the wind walks - a symbol of life and freedom. Along the perimeter, the building rests on 40 columns, which are associated with the trunks of royal palms, growing in abundance in Hawaii. The interior of the Capitol has a conical shape, symbolizing the connection with the volcanoes that gave rise to the Hawaiian Islands. Around the building are the pools that surround the Capitol as well as the waters of the Pacific Ocean surround the Hawaiian Islands. An interesting fact is that from the time of construction, the pool began to actively overgrow with algae, which they tried to fight with the help of tilapia fish, by installing an ozone treatment system, using enzymes, but all in vain. There is an opinion that, ironically, the symbolic meaning of the basin connecting it with the Pacific Ocean reflects the problems of human pollution of the ocean, attracting the attention of the authorities sitting in the Capitol to this fact.
