Texas State Capitol

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The Texas State Capitol is the historic domed government building in Austin that houses the executive and legislative offices of the U.S. state of Texas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
historic building
state capitol building
architect Elijah E. Myers
architecturalStyle Italian Renaissance Revival architecture
Renaissance Revival architecture
category Buildings and structures in Austin, Texas
Capitols in the United States
Tourist attractions in Austin, Texas
coordinateLocation 30.2747°N 97.7404°W
country United States
function seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas
hasPart Capitol grounds
Confederate Soldiers Monument
House chamber
Senate chamber
Texas African American History Memorial
Texas Rangers Monument
central dome
rotunda
height approximately 302 feet
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
heritageDesignationDate National Historic Landmark designation in 1986
houses Office of the Governor of Texas
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Texas Legislature
Texas Senate
inaugurationDate 1888
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Austin, Texas
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Texas
Travis County, Texas
maintainedBy Texas State Preservation Board
materialUsed limestone
sunset red granite
notableFeature taller than the United States Capitol building
NRHPReferenceNumber 70000770
numberOfFloorsAboveGround 4
numberOfFloorsBelowGround 2
occupant Government of Texas
ownedBy State of Texas
publicAccess offers guided tours
reconstructionOrRestorationDate 1990s
roofFeature statue of the Goddess of Liberty atop the dome
startDateOfConstruction 1882
surroundedBy Capitol View Corridors protections

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