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The Map Room is a busy, important room that connects the Statehouse and Senate buildings. It is distinctive because of the marble county map of Ohio in the floor, which was completed in 1993 and was donated by the county commissioners from the state. The bronze sculptures on the wall are another distinctive feature. These sculptures of historic and modern classrooms were created by George Danhires of Kent, Ohio, and they feature famous and historic images related to the state.

All Statehouse tours begin in the Map Room.

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00:00:13	The Map Room is the starting point of the
00:00:15	Ohio Statehouse visitors' experience.
00:00:18	This room is also a busy passageway
00:00:20	between Capitol Square's two main structures:
00:00:23	the 1861 Statehouse and the 1901 Senate Building.
00:00:28	The Map Room gets its name from the large
00:00:30	marble map of Ohio on the floor.
00:00:33	The map, showing all of Ohio's 88 counties,
00:00:36	is made from six different colors of marble from around the world.
00:00:41	It is important to note that Ohio has no native marble.
00:00:45	The map that you see on the floor was completed in 1993
00:00:48	and was donated by Ohio's county commissioners.
00:00:52	On the south wall you see two bronze relief sculptures:
00:00:56	Historic Classroom and Modern Classroom.
00:01:00	Created by Ohio artist George Danhires,
00:01:02	the artwork contrasts education of the past and present
00:01:06	by showing old tools and methods in one piece
00:01:10	and newer techniques in the other.
00:01:12	Both reliefs feature Ohio objects and people.
00:01:16	In the Historic Classroom piece, notice the McGuffey Readers
00:01:20	and the list of Ohio's presidents written on the chalk board.
00:01:24	In the Modern Classroom piece, notice the Wright brothers' airplane
00:01:28	and Ohio astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glenn.
00:01:33	Before you leave the Statehouse, we hope you'll have
00:01:35	an opportunity to visit the Statehouse Museum shop.
00:01:38	The Shop specializes in unique gifts
00:01:41	with an Ohio or political theme.

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