state house

Friday, teacher organized USPP students to visit state house, which symbolized the Massachusetts government. We visited the state house that is not the old state house, which was located at the corner of King( now Washington).After American revo;ution, state leader want a larger and more elegant house, so they reconstructed the state house, which is located the summit of the south side of Beacon Hill. It was the first time, I can understand some thing about their political in Massachussets.It is red brik walls, white pillars. when we entered this building, a tour guilder, who introducted the stste house, brought us the visited this house.First, we visited the state house model, which is an accurate representation. The guilder told us some things about this model. Then we went to Doric Hall, which derives its name from the architectural style of its ten columns. It is a main reception room, which has served as the setting for uncounted formal and informal gatherings. There was also Memorial Hall, where the hall of flag is a special place, bacause soldiers are honored and remembered.After that, we had also visited the great hall, and main staircase window. When we went to the third floor, which is legislative branch. There are house of representatives, senate reception room, and senate chamber. The last part of this house is executive branch, included executive offices. It was a really wonderful trip