Iowa State Capitol

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The Iowa State Capitol is the historic seat of Iowa’s state government, notable for its grand 19th-century architecture and distinctive central golden dome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
historic building
state capitol building
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
Renaissance Revival
surface form: Renaissance Revival architecture
completionDate 1886
constructionStartDate 1871
coordinates 41.5911°N 93.6037°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
function office of other state officials
Governor of Iowa
surface form: office of the Governor of Iowa

seat of the Iowa General Assembly
hasArtwork historical murals depicting Iowa history
statue of pioneer figures
hasDome central golden dome
hasFeature grand central rotunda
law library with ornamental ironwork
marble staircases
mosaics and murals
stained glass windows
statues and monuments on the grounds
hasGroundsFeature memorials related to the Civil War
monuments honoring veterans
hasView overlooks downtown Des Moines
height approximately 275 feet
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageDesignationDate 1976
houses Iowa House of Representatives
surface form: Iowa House of Representatives chamber

Iowa Senate
surface form: Iowa Senate chamber

Iowa Judicial Branch Building
surface form: Iowa Supreme Court chamber (historic)
inaugurationDate 1884
locatedIn Des Moines, Iowa
surface form: Des Moines
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Iowa
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
maintainedBy Iowa Department of Administrative Services
materialOfCentralDome gold leaf
NRHPLocation Polk County, Iowa
NRHPType building
numberOfDomes 5
numberOfFloors 5
offers public tours
owner Iowa
surface form: State of Iowa
significance example of 19th-century American capitol architecture
symbol of Iowa state government
significantEvent used for sessions of the Iowa General Assembly
touristAttraction yes

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Des Moines, Iowa contains Iowa State Capitol
Iowa House of Representatives meetsIn Iowa State Capitol
this entity surface form: House chamber of the Iowa State Capitol
Iowa Senate meetsIn Iowa State Capitol
Iowa General Assembly meetsIn Iowa State Capitol
Iowa Supreme Court previouslyMetIn Iowa State Capitol
Polk County, Iowa hasAttraction Iowa State Capitol
Iowa State Historical Museum locatedIn Iowa State Capitol
this entity surface form: Iowa State Capitol Complex
central Iowa hasAttraction Iowa State Capitol
subject surface form: Central Iowa
Jacob Weidenmann designed Iowa State Capitol
this entity surface form: Iowa State Capitol grounds
Jacob Weidenmann notableWork Iowa State Capitol
this entity surface form: Iowa State Capitol grounds
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa seat Iowa State Capitol
Treasurer of State of Iowa officeLocation Iowa State Capitol
Iowa Secretary of State seat Iowa State Capitol
Auditor of State of Iowa officeLocation Iowa State Capitol
this entity surface form: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate hasSeatIn Iowa State Capitol
Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate meetsIn Iowa State Capitol
this entity surface form: Iowa Senate chamber
President of the Iowa Senate hasSeatIn Iowa State Capitol
Alfred H. Piquenard notableWork Iowa State Capitol
Alfred H. Piquenard designed Iowa State Capitol
Iowa Judicial Branch Building locatedIn Iowa State Capitol
this entity surface form: Iowa State Capitol Complex