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Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge
  • Martin Falbisoner: They appeared to be clouds, though obviously they were turned into jagged white artifacts. I made an attempt to correct them, and uploaded the new version to the file. I believe I corrected almost all of those artifacts to look natural, and it is an improvement, though I realized after uploading that I doubled the file size through editing. Should I revert back due to the new large file size (34.82 MB), or should I leave it? Thanks. WClarke (talk) 05:15, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Martin Falbisoner: I reverted it back, the file size was way too large. You can still see the changes in the file history if you want to see them. When making edits, in order to keep file size down, do I need to bring the compression level down, or will that potentially make more artifacts? Thanks. WClarke (talk) 05:22, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment - As an aside, I like some Italian fascist architecture, but it's interesting that you thought of Mussolini, since this capitol was built at the order of Governor Huey Long. Huey Long's politics were a lot closer to socialism than fascism, but he had very strong authoritarian tendencies and might have been a scary President if he hadn't been assassinated before he could run for that office. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:34, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Ikan Kekek & Jebulon: Long definitely believed in big government to say the least. I've visited the building numerous times, and every time I've gone the building has felt monumental, as if you're unable to ignore its presence. It seems that Long wanted it to be that way, as a symbol of the government and the state, showing the power and prosperity of the era before it was built. It had Art Deco influence, and was designed to rival skyscrapers in cities like New York, though there are no doubt some socialist-feeling aspects to it. If you zoom in on the image around the door way there appears to be depictions of working men carved into the facade. In addition to that, to the left of the doorway carved in stone it says "We have lived long but this is the noblest work of our whole lives - It will transform vast solitudes into thriving districts - The United States take rank this day among the first powers of the Earth". It's interesting that he used the United States as a whole in the quote instead of just the Louisiana. WClarke (talk) 03:24, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • As I was totally ignorant about Huey Long, I read wikipedia about him, and saw some videos... Impressive ! Thanks for let me learn ! It is said that the bullet impacts of his assassination are still vissible in the Capitol, is it true ?--Jebulon (talk) 09:54, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your points on the origins of Italian fascism are well taken. I take your point, too, about clearly totalitarian architecture vs. Art Deco that is not, or not clearly totalitarian in appearance. Your Art Deco doesn't clearly include buildings, though. Do you consider any skyscraper Art Deco? For example, the Chrysler Building (maybe the clearest photo on Commons of the exterior is File:Chrysler Building 1 (4684845155).jpg) is my favorite classic New York skyscraper (post-Flatiron and Woolworth Buildings). In New York, we consider the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building and the buildings of Rockefeller Center to be Art Deco. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:16, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ikan Kekek: The Louisiana State Capitol seems to have architectural features, especially on the exterior as shown in the image, that resembles Gothic Revival architecture. (Another tall and similar Gothic Revival building is the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh, which was built 4 years before the Louisiana Capitol) Though the exterior isn't a perfect example of Art Deco architecture, the interior is very ornate, and seems to have followed the Art Deco style of the time period. If you look at this image of the Capitol's interior, you can find strong parallels between it and what the page on Art Deco on Wikipedia calls "Cathedrals of Commerce", which specifically mentions their use in government buildings. Two other interesting and somewhat similar government buildings to look at that are also considered Art Deco: Buffalo City Hall and Los Angeles City Hall. In addition to the interior, the lantern on top of the capitol seems to have Art Deco influence. WClarke (talk) 05:38, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Jebulon: The bullet holes were never repaired and are still in the marble wall. I grew up in the Louisiana, and when I was in about second grade we went on a field trip to the capitol; during one part of the field trip they had my whole class line up and we each got to go up and put our fingers into them. I guess it seems kind of strange, but I definitely remember it. WClarke (talk) 05:38, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Very interesting, thanks for the discussion and the links. It appears that we have different perceptions of what is "Art Déco" in architecture, but yes, I was surprised to discover that the Empire State Building is considered as "Art Deco" (I'm not a specialist). But ok for the interiors, typically Art Deco. By the way, the interior of the "musée de l'Immigration" in Paris is still under copyright, you are happy with the "fair use"...--Jebulon (talk) 09:28, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It's easier to relate to the Empire State Building as Art Deco when you are close enough to see the decorations on the exterior, not to mention the interior. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:15, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 8 support, 2 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /Yann (talk) 17:07, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Architecture
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