the only south dakota stone is in the foundation. there was a lawsuit that attempted to force the building to be built entirely with south dakota stone. we have quarries in sioux falls. that case was not successful. the decision was to go with the low bid. right now, we are in the rotunda of the capital. looking around the rotunda a little bit, there are 4 wells for statues. those wells stood empty until the state's centennial in 1989 , and in 1989, the state by theioned four statues sculpture who is now -- by a sculptor who is now our artist laureate. are fourok up, there corner areas with flags. flags, a flight from the south dakota territory. a flag from the united states and flags for spain and france because of a controlled this territory at different times and each corner has, one corner has a white flag and black and one yellow and one red. those are the native american colors to represent the four directions of the compass. above those are paintings of goddesses that represent agriculture, livestock, industry and family. those

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