Walking Tour of the Bicentennial State Capitol Mall Park

By Jan Duke, About.com Guide

Our next area of the tour is the Court of 3 Star located at the end of the park. This area is a large red, white and blue circle that represents the center of the state flag. The 3 stars represent the 3 geographical land formations of the state, The Mountains of east Tennessee, the hills of the mid state area and the flat lands of western Tennessee. Surrounding the Court of 3 Stars, you will find 50 large Greek style columns that contain 95 bells. The bells represent the 95 Tennessee counties. This type of music structure is called a carillon. The carillon plays part of the Tennessee Waltz every 15 minutes; it plays the complete song each hour.