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The 3,600 square feet of the Crypt feature arched limestone walls that support the Statehouse, brick floors, and wrought-iron lanterns. It houses the Statehouse Museum, artifacts and exhibits, and office spaces.

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00:00:12	The lower level of the building is called the Crypt and houses
00:00:15	the Ohio Statehouse Museum, a variety of historical displays
00:00:20	and artifacts, as well as offices and work areas.
00:00:24	Originally it would have been a dark and dirty place,
00:00:27	taken up with coal-fired boilers that kept the building warm
00:00:30	during the winter months.
00:00:32	There was also a confusing maze of storage areas that
00:00:36	became increasingly crowded through the years.
00:00:40	The gracefully arching curves of the ceiling in the Crypt
00:00:43	are beautiful to look at and highly functional.
00:00:46	The arches form strong load-bearing vaults that support
00:00:49	the great weight of the building above.
00:00:52	The Statehouse is constructed much like an ancient castle
00:00:55	or cathedral, with load-bearing stone walls.
00:00:59	The metal girders that would form the skeleton
00:01:01	of a modern building are not used here.
00:01:04	Instead, the building is composed of locally quarried
00:01:07	limestone bricks made on the jobsite from local clay,
00:01:11	and cast-iron trusses to support the roof.

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