This is the Stained glass dome located on the second floor level of the rotunda in Louisiana's Old State Capitol ..... or the castle of Baton Rouge as the locals call it . This does not do it justice it is just beautiful.
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Nice capture and stunning colours in this photo and it looks like a glass large glass umbrella .Very interesting photo and thanks for the history behind this photo too.
The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB