MN Capitol Quadriga charioteer removed for renovation

The charioteer figure who guides the golden horses on the Minnesota State Capitol Building's Quadriga statue were temporarily removed to repair corrosion discovered at the statue's base. The repair is expected to take approximately three months.

September 23, 2014 at 7:06PM
The charioteer figure who guides the golden horses on the Minnesota State Capitol Building's Quadriga statue were temporarily removed on Tuesday, September 23 to repair corrosion discovered at the statue's base. The repair is expected to take approximately three months when charioteer will return to the Quadriga.    ]   Tuesday, September  23, 2014   GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The charioteer figure who guides the golden horses on the Minnesota State Capitol Building's Quadriga statue were temporarily removed on Tuesday, September 23 to repair corrosion discovered at the statue's base. The repair is expected to take approximately three months when charioteer will return to the Quadriga.    ]   Tuesday, September  23, 2014   GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The charioteer figure who guides the golden horses on the Minnesota State Capitol Building's Quadriga statue were temporarily removed on Tuesday, September 23 to repair corrosion discovered at the statue's base. The repair is expected to take approximately three months when charioteer will return to the Quadriga.    ]   Tuesday, September  23, 2014   GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The charioteer figure who guides the golden horses on the Minnesota State Capitol Building's Quadriga statue were temporarily removed on Tuesday, September 23 to repair corrosion discovered at the statue's base. The repair is expected to take approximately three months when charioteer will return to the Quadriga.    ]   Tuesday, September  23, 2014   GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The charioteer figure who guides the golden horses on the Minnesota State Capitol Building's Quadriga statue were temporarily removed on Tuesday, September 23 to repair corrosion discovered at the statue's base. The repair is expected to take approximately three months when charioteer will return to the Quadriga.    ]   Tuesday, September  23, 2014   GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The charioteer figure who guides the golden horses on the Minnesota State Capitol Building's Quadriga statue were temporarily removed on Tuesday, September 23 to repair corrosion discovered at the statue's base. The repair is expected to take approximately three months when charioteer will return to the Quadriga.    ]   Tuesday, September  23, 2014   GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Photojournalist Glen Stubbe has been chief political photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2011 and was business photographer and photo editor before that. He was named Visual MN Photographer of the Year twice in a row, first in 2015, and then combined 2016-2017.

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