▁from ▁ancient ▁times ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁America , ▁including ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson , ▁Char lemagne , ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁and ▁Mos es , ▁and ▁an ▁out dated ▁city ▁se al ▁ad orn s ▁the ▁interior ▁do ork n obs . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁faced ▁with ▁Texas ▁Cord ova ▁lim estone , ▁and ▁the ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁are ▁of ▁a ▁spe cially ▁cast ▁al umin um . ▁The ▁lo bb y ▁is ▁w alled ▁with ▁light ly ▁ve ined ▁mar ble . ▁The ▁gate ways ▁to ▁the ▁Tax ▁Department ▁are ▁in la id ▁with ▁bronze , ▁nick el ▁and ▁silver . ▁The ▁elev ator ▁lo bb ies ▁are ▁treated ▁with ▁mar ble ▁base , ▁walls ▁and ▁w ain sc oting . ▁ ▁A bove ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁entrance ▁is ▁a ▁stone ▁sculpt ure ▁dep ict ing ▁two ▁men ▁t aming ▁a ▁wild ▁horse , ▁which ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁a ▁community ▁coming ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁government ▁to ▁t ame ▁the ▁world ▁around ▁them . ▁The ▁pl aster ▁cast ▁for ▁this ▁sculpt ure , ▁and ▁twenty - se ven ▁cast s ▁for ▁fr ie zes ▁around ▁the ▁building , ▁were ▁done ▁by ▁Be aum ont ▁artist ▁Her ring ▁Co e ▁and ▁co - design er ▁Ra oul ▁Jos set . ▁ ▁Hermann ▁Square ▁The ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁hall ▁building ▁steps ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁park , ▁George ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁Hermann ▁Square , ▁which ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁a ▁reflect ing ▁pool . ▁This ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time