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etcpt t1_jbtni58 wrote

Reply to comment by RysloVerik in Inside Washington State Legislative Building by IdaMez

To keep people from accidentally damaging it by walking across it. It's made of bronze, which is fairly soft, so it wouldn't stand up to foot traffic. There's a bust of George Washington on one side of the rotunda that is rumored to grant good luck to those who rub his nose, and as a result his nose is much shinier than the rest of him because the patina wears off from everyone touching it.

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RysloVerik t1_jbtoa3j wrote

Similar to an Abe Lincoln in the Illinois capitol and another at his grave.

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etcpt t1_jbtpptp wrote

I've got to wonder how that tradition started - seems like there must have been a common thread.

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