The Wisconsin State Capitol building, which is the heart of Madison, is an impressive structure, said to be the largest capitol after the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Lots of marble and gold leaf, all recently restored. The governor's conference room was modeled on the Palace of the Doges in Venice, our guide said, and no king of France would have been embarrassed to use it.
It was of course interesting to see it after all the drama in the Capitol protesting Gov. Scott Walker's anti-union measures, from occupiers to fleeing Democratic legislators who left the state to deprive the legislature of a legal quorum. There was no sign of either governor or lawmakers when we were there.
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