Hawaii State Capitol
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The Hawaii State Capitol is the distinctive modernist building in Honolulu that houses the executive and legislative branches of Hawaii’s state government.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government building
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modernist building → state capitol building → |
| architect |
Belt, Lemmon & Lo
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John Carl Warnecke NERFINISHED → |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernism
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New Formalism → |
| architecturalSymbolism |
design elements symbolize Hawaii’s natural environment and island geography
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| basementCount |
1
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| city |
Honolulu
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| constructionStartDate |
1965
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| coordinates |
21.3075°N 157.8575°W
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| country |
United States
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| elevation |
approximately 6 meters above sea level
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| floorCount |
4 above ground
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| governingBody |
Department of Accounting and General Services of Hawaii
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| hasDome |
no traditional dome; open-air design instead
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| hasFeature |
columns symbolizing palm trees
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cone-shaped legislative chambers → courtyard symbolizing a volcano crater → eight columns on each side symbolizing the eight main Hawaiian Islands → legislative chambers symbolizing volcanic cones → open-air central courtyard → reflecting pools surrounding the building → reflecting pools symbolizing the Pacific Ocean → |
| hasPublicArt |
Father Damien statue
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Queen Liliʻuokalani statue → |
| heritageDesignation |
Honolulu Historic Landmark
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| houses |
Hawaii House of Representatives
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Hawaii State Legislature → Hawaii State Senate → Office of the Governor of Hawaii → Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii → |
| inception |
1969
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| locatedIn |
Honolulu
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Hawaii
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
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| locatedNear |
Hawaii State Library
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Washington Place → ʻIolani Palace → |
| locatedOnStreet |
South Beretania Street
NERFINISHED
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| materialUsed |
reinforced concrete
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| owner |
State of Hawaii
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| primaryFunction |
seat of the executive branch of the State of Hawaii
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seat of the legislative branch of the State of Hawaii → |
| replaces |
ʻIolani Palace as seat of the Hawaii state government
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| roofType |
open sky over central courtyard
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| state |
Hawaii
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Downtown Honolulu
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contains |
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Iolani Palace
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near |
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Welton Becket
("Hawaii State Capitol (firm involvement)")
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