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Indiana State Library | Architecture of Indianapolis | Architectural Interiors

The Construction for the Indiana State Library and Historical Building was laid October 19, 1932.  At a cost of $982,119.87, the building was to provide a permanent home for the collections and personnel of the Indiana State Library and the Indiana Historical Bureau.  Prior to the building’s dedication on December 7, 1934, the collections were […]

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Indiana State Library | Indianapolis Indiana | Indiana Architecture | Night Photography | Long Exposure Photography | Blue Hour | Image By Indiana Architectural Photographer Jason Humbracht

Indiana State Library | Architecture of Indianapolis | Progression of the Blue Hour

The architecture of the Indiana State Library is unassuming yet beautiful. The library’s exterior is made from Indiana limestone.  Above the ground-floor windows, facing Senate Avenue, there are various figures carved in stone.  These figures include a Native American, a trapper, a priest, and a settler.  Also depicted is a motion-picture camera representing invention, a designer

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