Iowa State Capitol (Des Moines, Iowa) | capitol building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1886_construction, state government, Renaissance Revival (architecture)

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 capitol building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1886_construction, state government, Renaissance Revival (architecture)
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1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-5591
www.legis.iowa.gov/resources/tourCapitol

The Iowa State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Iowa. Housing the Iowa General Assembly, The building was constructed between 1871 and 1886. Today's capitol is on the same grounds, and is the only five-domed state capitol in the country. The building is brick with limestone from Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, and Illinois. Iowa stone is the foundation for the many porticoes of the building. Both front and back porticoes have pediments supported by six Corinthian columns each. The dome of the capitol is gilded in tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the elements, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (83.8 m) above the ground. From its opening in 1884 until 1924 it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and probably the tallest in Iowa. This magnificent building represents, both inside and out, one of the nation's finest examples of 19th century architecture.
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Coordinates:   41°35'28"N   93°36'13"W

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  • subterranean tunnels connect the Iowa State Capitol Building with several buildings around it. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2014/08/04/iowa-capitol-complex-tunnels-risky/13560633/
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