Illinois State Capitol
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The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, it houses the legislative and the executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois.
The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol since Illinois became a state in 1818. It was built in the architectural styles of the French Renaissance and Italianate. The total cost of the construction was $4,500,000.[1]
Its tall central dome, and tower roofs, are covered in zinc to provide a silvery facade which does not weather.
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Detail of the dome interior
Looking west on East Capitol Avenue in the state capital city of Springfield towards the Illinois State Capitol in the distance at the evening sunset
One of the pair of female sculpture statues replicas added to the west wing staircase in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield as part of the $50 million renovation project from 2011–2013, from the original architectural decorative planned design of 1868-1888.
Lincoln by Andrew O'Connor (1918) at East Front of Capitol
The fifth capitol building is now an historic site and closely associated with Abraham Lincoln
The Illinois Capitol grounds in Springfield holds many historical statues and plaques, such as this bronze of longtime U.S. Senator from Illinois and Republican Party majority leader Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969), served as Senator 1951-1969, as U.S. Representative [congressman] 1933-1949
References
- ↑ "Illinois Capitol". Sangamon County Historical Society. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
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