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State Capitol Construction Eras
Historical distribution of when various state capitols were commissioned.
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We the People: the Kansas State Capitol - WIBW
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - One of the longest and most recognizable buildings in Kansas is more than just a place for politicians to pass bills into laws.The Kansas State Capitol sits in the heart of downtown Topeka.Early beginningsIt took 37 years of construction, beginning with the east wing, which is where the Senate Chamber sits.The Senate Chamber in the east wing of the Kansas State Capitol.(WIBW)“So when they moved in here in the winter of 1870 for the first legislative session, it looked nothing like what we’re viewing today,” Darren Wade, Capitol Visitor Center Coordinator, said. “It was a rather plain room with a wall down the center that separated it so that both the house and the senate could meet here.”The room remained split for 10 years, until the house chamber was finished. When the house moved out, the senators gave the room a makeover. “They took down the wall, added in the 28 copper and bronze columns that you see surrounding the room,” Wade said. “They’re also hollow and would act as a heating and cooling system for the chamber in early days.” The desks in the chamber are the original ones from the 1800s.Opposing the Senate chamber with replica desks in the east wing is the much larger House chamber. Covering and uncovering history“Looking up at four murals on the ceiling,” Wade said. “They’re original to the chambers. However, over the years, from all the gas soot off the original chandeliers, cigar smoking, pipe smoking, all that that was allowed in the older days would rise to the ceiling and dirty it.”Four murals line the ceiling of the House Chamber at the Kansas State Capitol.(WIBW)The ceiling was whitewashed, or painted white, to clean it, hiding the murals. They were rediscovered during the building’s major renovation that started in 2000.Also uncovered at the same time: 10 names lining the perimeter of the house chamber. “All 10 of these men had one thing in common: to make Kansas a free state rather than a slave state,” Wade said.Three of the ten names that line the walls of the House Chamber at the Kansas State Capitol.(WIBW)Between floorsThe Capitol has a celebrity of its own, the Otis Cage elevator, which appeared in the 1955 movie ‘Truman.’“It’s one of very few elevators of its kind left across the country that still requires a driver,” Wade said.If you take the Otis Cage elevator up to the third floor, you’ll arrive at the state library. Forming new lawsThis is the first room in the building lit by electricity rather than gas. ...
United States Capitol - Wikipedia
United States CapitolThe west front of the U.S. CapitolLocation within Central Washington, D.C.United States Capitol (the District of Columbia)United States Capitol (the United States)General informationArchitectural styleAmerican neoclassicLocationCapitol Hill, Washington, D.C., United StatesCoordinates38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.88972°N 77.00889°WConstruction startedSeptember 18, 1793; 232 years agoCompleted1800; 226 years ago(first occupation)1962; 64 years ago(last extension)ClientWashington administrationHeightHeight288 feet (88 m)Technical detailsFloor count5Floor area16.5 acres (6.7 ha)[1]Design and constructionArchitectsWilliam ThorntonBenjamin Henry Latrobe (see Architect of the Capitol)Websitewww.aoc.gov/us-capitol-buildingUnited States CapitolU.S. National Historic LandmarkAdded to NRHPDecember 19, 1960[2] The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Although no longer at the geographic center of the national capital, the U.S. Capitol forms the origin point for the street-numbering system of the district as well as its four quadrants. Like the principal buildings of the executive and judicial branches, the Capitol is built in a neoclassical style and has a white exterior. Central sections of the present building were completed in 1800, when the 6th U.S. Congress convened there on November 17, 1800, moving the national capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.. The building was partly destroyed in the 1814 Burning of Washington by British forces, then was fully restored within five years. The building was enlarged during the 19th century, by extending the wings for the chambers for the bicameral legislature as more states were admitted to the union, with the House of Representatives housed in the south wing and the Senate housed in the north wing. The massive dome was completed around 1866 just after the American Civil War. The east front portico was extended in 1958. The building's Visitors Center was opened in the early 21st century. Both its east and west elevations are formally referred to as fronts, although only the east front was intended for the reception of visitors and dignitaries, while the west front is now used for presidential inauguration ceremonies. The building and grounds are overseen by the architect of the Capi...
Michigan State Capitol on Instagram: "Architect Elijah E. Myers ...
Architect Elijah E. Myers made history as America's most prolific designer of state capitol buildings, creating blueprints for the Michigan, Texas, ...
Texas State Capitol - The Portal to Texas History
Photograph of the Texas State Capitol building in the late 1890s or early 1900s taken from the balcony at 1006 Congress Avenue.
