The Tower on the Plains
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The Tower on the Plains is the Nebraska State Capitol building in Lincoln, renowned for its distinctive Art Deco skyscraper design rising above the surrounding flat landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Tower on the Plains canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nickname
ⓘ
state capitol building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nebraska State Capitol
ⓘ
surface form:
Nebraska Capitol
Nebraska State Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
Nebraska Statehouse
|
| architect | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ |
| buildingType | government building ⓘ |
| city | Lincoln, Nebraska ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designFeature |
central tower rising above base
ⓘ
gold-tiled dome ⓘ murals by Hildreth Meière ⓘ sculptural program by Lee Lawrie ⓘ splayed cruciform base ⓘ |
| domeFeature | bronze statue "The Sower" ⓘ |
| function | seat of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nebraska Capitol Commission ⓘ |
| height | approximately 400 feet ⓘ |
| houses |
Nebraska Legislature
ⓘ
Nebraska Supreme Court ⓘ office of the Governor of Nebraska ⓘ |
| landscapeContext | rises above surrounding flat plains ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberName | Nebraska Legislature ⓘ |
| legislatureType | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lancaster County, Nebraska ⓘ |
| material | Indiana limestone ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| nickname | The Tower on the Plains self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive Art Deco tower visible across the plains
ⓘ
early example of a skyscraper-style state capitol ⓘ |
| NRHPDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| owner |
Nebraska
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Nebraska
|
| planType | cross-shaped plan ⓘ |
| publicAccess | offers guided tours ⓘ |
| refersTo | Nebraska State Capitol ⓘ |
| region | Great Plains ⓘ |
| replaced | second Nebraska state capitol building ⓘ |
| sculptorOfTheSower | Lee Lawrie ⓘ |
| state | Nebraska ⓘ |
| stories | 15 ⓘ |
| symbolism | symbol of Nebraska state government ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nebraska State Capitol