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Looking up 163 feet into the rotunda of the Old Courthouse.
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Allegorical figures in the rotunda were painted by Ettore Miragoli in 1880. They cover 1862 Charles Wimar paintings that filled these spaces; tests indicate that the originals are irrecoverable.
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Each row of columns is more complex than the row just below, producing an effect of decorated lightness in the upper rotunda.
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The west courtroom, second floor, was finished in 1844 and remodeled 12 years later.The bench, railing, and other furnishings, except for the tables and chairs, are original.
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The famous Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis is a structure of both historical and architectural significance. It was the city's center of activity when St. Louis first became the "Gateway to the West."
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Architectural detail of the fence surrounding the Old Courthouse.
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A remarkable cast-iron stairway is located in the east wing. Built in 1854, it has no vertical braces, but is supported solely by the wall in which it is embedded. It is still in constant use.
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The Wimar murals in the Old Courthouse rotunda were painted in 1862 by Charles Wimar, although they have been altered since. This "lunette", a quarter-moon shaped opening framing the mural, depicts the Cochetopa Pass in Colorado, a route which St. Louisans hoped a St. Louis-based transcontinental railroad would use. Eventually other routes were chosen.
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Allegorical figures in the rotunda were painted by Ettore Miragoli in 1880. They cover 1862 Charles Wimar paintings that filled these spaces; tests indicate that the originals are irrecoverable.
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