Illinois State Capitol

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The Illinois State Capitol is the historic government building in Springfield that houses the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Illinois State Capitol (preliminary designs) 1
Illinois State Capitol Building 1
Illinois State Capitol Complex 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
state capitol building ⓘ
address 401 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
architect Alfred H. Piquenard ⓘ
Cofer & Ruggles ⓘ
architecturalStyle French Renaissance Revival ⓘ
Italianate ⓘ
city Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
constructionEnd 1888 ⓘ
constructionStart 1868 ⓘ
coordinates 39.7983°N 89.6544°W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
domeHeight approximately 361 feet ⓘ
function seat of government of the State of Illinois ⓘ
hasArtwork murals and paintings depicting Illinois history ⓘ
hasChamber House chamber ⓘ
Senate chamber ⓘ
hasFeature cast-iron dome ⓘ
central dome ⓘ
grand staircases ⓘ
ornate interior decoration ⓘ
stained glass in the dome ⓘ
hasGroundsFeature landscaped grounds ⓘ
monuments and memorials ⓘ
hasRoom Governor’s office ⓘ
height approximately 361 feet ⓘ
houses Illinois General Assembly ⓘ
Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ
Illinois Senate ⓘ
offices of other Illinois executive branch officials ⓘ
offices of the Governor of Illinois ⓘ
isCurrentCapitolSince 1877 ⓘ
locatedIn Sangamon County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy Illinois Secretary of State ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
near Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Downtown Springfield, Illinois
opened 1888 ⓘ
owner Illinois ⓘ
surface form: State of Illinois
partOf Illinois State Capitol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Illinois State Capitol Complex
precededBy Old State Capitol State Historic Site ⓘ
surface form: Old State Capitol (Illinois) in Springfield
publicAccess open for guided and self-guided tours ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ
symbolOf Illinois ⓘ
surface form: State of Illinois

Government of Illinois ⓘ
surface form: government of Illinois
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor legislative sessions ⓘ
official state ceremonies ⓘ
public tours ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sangamon County, Illinois → contains → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
The Capital City → hasCapitalBuilding → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
Springfield, Illinois → hasLandmark → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
Springfield metropolitan area → hasTouristAttraction → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois State Capitol building
Illinois General Assembly → meetsIn → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
Illinois House of Representatives → meetsIn → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
Illinois Senate → meetsIn → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
Illinois House of Representatives → meetsInBuilding → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois State Capitol Building
Springfield Amtrak station → near → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
Illinois Governor’s Mansion → nearby → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
William W. Boyington → notableWork → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois State Capitol (preliminary designs)
Illinois State Capitol → partOf → Illinois State Capitol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Illinois State Capitol Complex
Illinois Senate → sessionLocation → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senate chamber of the Illinois State Capitol
Old State Capitol State Historic Site → usedAs → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ