Texas State Capitol

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government building historic building state capitol building

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.

Aliases (11)

Texas State Capitol grounds ×3
Capitol grounds, Austin ×1
House Chamber of the Texas State Capitol ×1
Senate Chamber of the Texas State Capitol ×1
Texas Capitol grounds ×1
Texas State Capitol (for official offices) ×1
Texas State Capitol House Chamber ×1
Texas State Capitol building ×1
Texas State Capitol complex ×1
Texas State Capitol grounds monument ×1
Texas State Capitol monument ×1

Statements (49)

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 →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas → Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives → Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ("Texas State Capitol complex") → Texas Rangers Monument ("Texas State Capitol grounds") →	locatedIn
Texas African American History Memorial ("Texas State Capitol grounds monument") → Texas Rangers Monument ("Texas State Capitol monument") →	heritageDesignation
Confederate Soldiers Monument ("Texas State Capitol grounds") → Texas African American History Memorial ("Texas State Capitol grounds") →	location
Texas House of Representatives → Texas Legislature →	meetsIn
Texas Legislature ("Senate Chamber of the Texas State Capitol") → Texas Legislature ("House Chamber of the Texas State Capitol") →	meetsInChamber
Texas State Preservation Board → Texas State Preservation Board ("Texas Capitol grounds") →	responsibleFor
Capitol View Corridors protections →	appliesTo
Austin →	isHomeTo
Office of the Governor of Texas ("Texas State Capitol (for official offices)") →	locatedInBuilding
Texas Rangers Monument ("Capitol grounds, Austin") →	locatedInRegion
Texas Rangers Monument ("Texas State Capitol building") →	locatedNear
Texas Book Festival →	mainVenue
Texas House of Representatives ("Texas State Capitol House Chamber") →	meetsInBuilding
Texas Governor's Mansion →	nearby
Lieutenant Governor of Texas →	officeLocation