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Madison County Courthouse
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 15 October 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Built in 1876, the courthouse sits on the town square of Winterset, IA, the county seat. Winterset had a population of 4,877 at the 2000 census. Madison County had a population of 14,019.
Part of the Bridges of Madison County series.
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Beautiful old post card ;) of this lovely building! The magnificent sky is a great decor!
15 Oct 2009 5:13am
MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom
What a lovely shot of this old building. It looks like a sleepy place...but great history!
15 Oct 2009 7:05am
Zahai from Berlin, Germany
hmm, ist there wires extending from the top of the building, or does it just look like that? and if there are, why are they there? to keep the dome from floating away? in any case, the lines add a lot of interest/mystery to the picture :)
15 Oct 2009 10:00am
@Zahai: I called the Madison County Engineer's office to get an answer to your question as to the purpose of those wires. The lady I spoke to had an answer. Ready for this? Christmas lights! At Christmas, the lights on the wires are turned on. She said that it's quite pretty with those lights and the rest of the square lighted. I imagine she's correct.
Being too difficult to put up and take down every year, the wires and lights remain in place.
zOOm from Paris, France
A great architecture ! Great idea and creativity for the frame ! Good job !
15 Oct 2009 10:31am
Bob from Shelton, United States
I'm thinking the wires have to do with lightning protection...
15 Oct 2009 11:56am
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
A capture of the courthouse that is well-framed by the mature trees. I, too, was wondering about the guyed wires and thought it had something to do with the structural integrity of the dome.
15 Oct 2009 12:41pm
Nazzareno from Rome, Italy
A great shot.. superb architecture !
Beautiful colors of this lovely monument.
15 Oct 2009 12:41pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
crisp, clear -- a beautiful lighting too!! love your ragged paper edges -- how do you do that? gorgeous!
15 Oct 2009 1:06pm
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Great quality of the shot . Clear, crisp ! Super framing !
15 Oct 2009 1:47pm
don from United States
A fine old court house which you captured very nicely. Love the style of the building. Interesting about the Christmas lights.
15 Oct 2009 3:54pm
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A truly stately and majestic building captured exquisitely.
15 Oct 2009 4:06pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Wow, look at that sky and all the greenery. A classic old building, too. Nice shot.
15 Oct 2009 4:25pm
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
This is so beautifully done Steve! Wonderful light, color, depth, detail and superbly presented!
15 Oct 2009 4:27pm
Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
1) Very handsome photo of this building....
2) Interesting to me that you left so much roadway in this shot. I've been scrolling up and down to see what it would be like without it....
3) Ah, now I know where Madison County is...not in WA where you are. I'm appreciating it so much these days when bloggers identify where there shot was taken.
4) Thank you for this Madison County series !!!
15 Oct 2009 4:31pm
Zahai from Berlin, Germany
thanks for the info...might be interesting to see a shot with the christmas lights on, maybe you get past there this winter :)
15 Oct 2009 4:39pm
k@ from Paris, France
I like a lot the clouds dance around this beautiful courthouse*
15 Oct 2009 6:42pm
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Nice shot! Beautiful composition and light!
15 Oct 2009 7:06pm
Bishop from Houston, United States
Nice shot... although you could have done without that extensive road area in the foreground, I think! :)
15 Oct 2009 7:45pm
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Excellent shot, nice building, love the blue sky!
15 Oct 2009 8:20pm
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
What an impressive building . . it sits so proudly there.
15 Oct 2009 8:36pm
JamesC from portland, United States
Very official and grand image, balance and bright. Nice.
15 Oct 2009 10:51pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I love the older structures and I find that they are kept and preserved more in the US than in Canada, at least in my area. Wonderful shot full of history!
17 Oct 2009 2:29am
