 | On April 18, the visitors from Godalming and
Haslemere traveled to Georgia's gold-domed state capitol, located near
downtown Atlanta. |
 | Here State Museum director Dorothy Olson (center)
gave the group a special tour of the capitol building. |
 | In addition to serving as the center of state
government, Georgia's capitol houses the State Museum on the fourth
floor. |
 | Before touring the museum, the group visited the
office of Governor Miller. Unfortunately, he was out of town on state
business, but his staff allowed the delegation into Governor Miller's
private office. |
 | A granite bust of General Oglethorpe is situated
on a landing between the second and third floors of the capitol. Naturally,
this presented an ideal "photo opportunity" for the group. |
 | Next, Dorothy took the group to the fourth floor
for a preview of special exhibits about Georgia under construction in
preparation for Olympics visitors this summer. |
 | The capitol also houses the chambers of both
houses of Georgia's General Assembly. Here, in the Senate chamber, Secretary
of the Senate Frank Eldridge (right) and Senator Eric Johnson of Savannah
(left) discussed the role and powers of Georgia's upper house.
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