Word: girvigian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...eras. One carefully repaired mosaic depicts Minerva deep in thought, accompanied by the state symbol: a grizzly bear. That symbolic partnership of classical restraint and belligerent frontier exuberance not only characterizes the intent of the capitol's original builders, but speaks for the restoration itself. Says Architect Raymond Girvigian, the project's chief historian, "History provides the binding force that welds people together. This, now, is a functional building that people can walk through like a work of art. How much more of a bang for your buck...
...building plans had disappeared over the years. Assembling old photos, early Sears catalogues and newspapers for pictures of authentic decor, "historians found some clues right in the building-a bit of plaster under the assembly speaker's podium became a model for the style of the ceiling molding. Girvigian, scrambling through false ceilings, uncovered keys to the original paint job. Researchers used aerial cameras to map the mosaic floors, which were then taken up, moved and cleaned. Piece by numbered piece, all the contents of the building were catalogued and carted away for refinishing, until only the hard-fired...
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