A city council chamber is a sacred place. The architecture is distinct—the wooden dais, with a raised crescent shape to both facilitate conversation and differentiate the elected council from community members, and the podium for citizens to take the stand to make public comment. What makes it sacred, is the work neighbors do to shape the future of their neighborhoods. A city council meeting is where an elected group of neighbors come together with the responsibility to care for both people and place. 

On the corner of 25th and Washington sits a humble yet historic structure: Denver Fire Station No. 3. It may appear only a neighborhood firehouse, but this building holds stories of service and sorrow, of race and redemption, of faith lived out amidst the flames.

The state capitol is a sacred place. It serves not only as a government building where hundreds of citizens work each day, but a landmark that has over 300,000 visitors each year. The official elevation of Denver at 5,280 feet is measured on the west steps outside the Colorado State Capitol