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Thousands of visitors pour into Dallas' Fair Park for the State Fair of Texas, but probably few spend some time studying the architecture within the park. One of the classic buildings there is Centennial Hall. Today's Centennial Hall is actually the amalgam of different buildings constructed at different times. One stage of the structure, which people called the Exposition Building, dates to 1905. The remainder was developed in 1935 and 1936 in advance of the Texas Centennial Exposition. Within each niche of the three large porticoes of the Centennial Building stands a tall, pressed-concrete statue representing one of the six nations which have claimed, at one time or another, sovereignty over Texas. Each is 20 feet high and takes the form of a female figure. This statue represents "Spain." This lady wears a lace mantilla and on her long scarf is a lion, symbol of Spanish royalty. Spain was the first European power to claim sovereignty over Texas. It held its claim until 1821 when Mexi...

Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...