Golden Dome of Savannah City Hall

by Aberjhani

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Golden Dome of Savannah City Hall

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Aberjhani

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Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography

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The shining gold-plated dome of Savannah’s City Hall is one of the city’s most outstanding landmarks. City Hall itself was designed by architect Hyman W. Witcover and constructed from 1904-1905. The architectural style of the granite and limestone building is considered Renaissance Revival, mostly meaning it was built at a time when the South was still recovering from the American Civil War. The dome seen here was copper when first constructed and layered over with gold leaf in 1987.

I took this fine art digital photograph standing almost 3 blocks from City Hall when the sunlight reflecting off the dome caught my attention. The resulting natural frame was interesting because I was standing directly beneath the tree branches in one square (or small park) while aiming for a shot above tops of trees in a another square further ahead. As shiny and pretty as the dome is by itself, I wanted to make sure the American flag on top of it got in the picture as well.

What you cannot see in this image is the huge banner which reads “MASK UP Mandatory Mask Order” hanging further down. Despite the state of Georgia’s up-and-down status as a pandemic red zone, measures taken early to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Savannah have helped the city maintain a relatively low number of cases compared to others described as hotspots. (Georgia Day 2021 Series, American Towns)

Aberjhani
https://www.author-poet-aberjhani.info/
Creator of Silk-Featherbrush Artstyle
Co-Author Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
Author of Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah
and Greeting Flannery O’Connor at the Back Door of My Mind

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February 7th, 2021

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