Missouri State Capitol

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The Missouri State Capitol is the seat of Missouri's state government, known for its grand domed architecture and prominent location overlooking the Missouri River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
state capitol building
architect Egerton Swartwout
Tracy & Swartwout
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
Neoclassical architecture
surface form: Classical Revival
category Buildings and structures in Jefferson City, Missouri
Capitols in the United States
completionDate 1917
constructionStartDate 1913
coordinates 38.5767°N 92.1735°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
floorArea approximately 500,000 square feet
function Office of the Governor of Missouri
surface form: office of the Governor of Missouri

seat of the Missouri General Assembly
symbol of Missouri state government
hasDome true
hasPart A Social History of the State of Missouri
surface form: House Lounge mural "A Social History of the State of Missouri"

Missouri Governor's office
Missouri House of Representatives chamber
Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial
Missouri Senate chamber
Missouri State Museum
Missouri Supreme Court building (separate but associated complex nearby)
Missouri Veterans Memorial
bronze doors
dome
grand staircase
grounds and gardens
murals by Thomas Hart Benton
rotunda
statue of Thomas Jefferson
height approximately 238 feet
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark

listed on the National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Jefferson City, Missouri
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cole County, Missouri
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Missouri River
maintainedBy Missouri Office of Administration
materialUsed Missouri limestone
notableArtwork murals by Thomas Hart Benton
statuary on the exterior and grounds
NRHPListingDate January 3, 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000423
numberOfFloors 3
opened 1917
ownedBy Missouri
surface form: State of Missouri
replaced previous Missouri State Capitol destroyed by fire in 1911
visitorAccess public tours available

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Jefferson City, Missouri hasLandmark Missouri State Capitol
Missouri General Assembly meetsIn Missouri State Capitol
Missouri Senate meetingPlace Missouri State Capitol
Missouri Senate building Missouri State Capitol
Missouri Governor's Mansion locatedNear Missouri State Capitol
Egerton Swartwout notableWork Missouri State Capitol
Egerton Swartwout notableWork Missouri State Capitol
this entity surface form: Missouri State Capitol grounds plan
North Jefferson, Missouri hasNearbyLandmark Missouri State Capitol
this entity surface form: Missouri State Capitol (across the river in Jefferson City)
Missouri State Treasurer seat Missouri State Capitol
Charles B. Wheeler Jr. workLocation Missouri State Capitol