Moon Southwest Road Trip by Tim Hull

Author:Tim Hull
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Published: 2019-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

New Mexico State Capitol

A round building with an entrance at each of the cardinal points, the 1966 New Mexico State Capitol (491 Old Santa Fe Tr.) mimics the Zia sun symbol used on the state flag. In the center of the rotunda is a mosaic rendition of the state seal: the Mexican brown eagle grasping a snake and shielded by the American bald eagle. Don’t forget to look up at the stained-glass skylight, with its intricate Native American basket-weave pattern.

But the real attraction of the Roundhouse, as the building is commonly known, is its excellent but often overlooked art collection (505/986-4589, www.nmcapitolart.org, 8am-5:30pm Mon.-Fri., also Sat. June-Aug., free), with works by the state’s best-known creatives. You’ll find paintings and photographs in the halls on every floor, in the upstairs balcony area of the senate, and in the 4th-floor Governor’s Gallery.

Oh, and the building is used for legislating—though not particularly often (beginning on the third Tuesday in January, for 30 days in even-numbered years, and 60 days in odd). When house and senate meetings are in session, visitors are welcome to sit in the galleries and watch the proceedings.

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