Progress of the State the group was taken down from the capitol roof for a year-long restoration procedure. The quadriga was reinstalled in 1995 and the figures have had several minor "in situ" reapplications of gold leaf since. A comprehensive restoration of the State Capitol building was completed in August 2017. Progress of the State Progress of the State is the title of a group of sculptural figures that sits above the south portico, at the main entrance to the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The statuary group is in an arrangement known as
The Minnesota State Hymn The Minnesota State Hymn The Minnesota State Hymm is the institutional anthem of the Minnesota State University, Mankato. It is played at all graduation and official ceremonies. It was written by C.K. Waterman and Paul Karvonen. "Minnesota State, we hail; Hail the purple and the gold<br> "All alumni, old and new, take you with them when they go.<br> "From the hilltop, from the prairie"<br> "Where the river bends to lead them"<br> "We are walking proud and strong, Minnesota State on and on."<br> "Racha Macha, MSU, now and always we'll be true"<br> "In the classroom, on the mall, by the fountain,