Louisiana State Capitol Bronze Doors Photos

The bronze doors leading to the House & Senate chambers of the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge depict the history of Louisiana on the door's panels.

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Bronze doors weighing one ton each showing history of Louisiana at entrance to House Chamber at Louisiana State Capitol.

Bienville meets the Ouachas & Bayougoulas [Indians] at Bayou Plaquemine (1699) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Bienville halts the English at English Turn (1699) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Building of Fort Maurepas by Iberville (1700) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Iberville at the Natchez Village (1709) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Founding of Natchitoches by St. Denis (1714) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Founding of New Orleans by Bienville (1718) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Bienville & the Black Code (1724) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

O'Reilly introduces the Law of the Indies (1769) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Drafting the Constitution of the United States (1787) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

The making of sugar by De Bore (1794) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Signing the Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

The preparation of the Code Napoleon (1801-03) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

The preparation of the Civil Code of Louisiana bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Capture of the Spanish Fort at Baton Rouge (1810) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Arrival of the first steamboat, the "New Orleans"(1812) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

American flotilla resists British Advance (1814) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Battle of New Orleans (8 January 1815) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Andrew Jackson on the Battlefield at Chalmette (1815) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Reception given to Lafayette (1824) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

The Pontchartrain Railroad (1831) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

Signing of the treaty with the Caddo Indians (1835) bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

New Orleans of 1850 bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.

The Convention of 1861 In Baton Rouge bronze door panel in Louisiana State Capitol.


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