Arkansas State Capitol
The Arkansas State Capitol Building in Little Rock is the seat of government of the state of Arkansas.
History
1899 visited the architect George R. Mann of St. Louis Daniel Webster Jones, the governor of Arkansas, and presiding benefited him the winning design for the Montana State Capitol, which had not yet been built. The drawings were hung on the walls of the old Capitol, to generate interest for a new building. The attractiveness of the designs facilitated the adoption of laws for the new building and drew attention to the architect. In 1899 started off with a seven -member commission, in which also the future Governor George W. Donaghey sat, Male to architects. Donaghey was against the election of a man and for a national architectural competition, but the majority of the Commission voted in favor of man.
The construction period lasted 16 years - from 1899 to 1915, the Capitol was built on the grounds of the state prison inmates and helped with the construction of the building. . They slept in a building that was left on the site during construction.
An interesting aspect is that the grounds of the Capitol was incorrectly measured because the builder and later Governor George Donaghey could not deal with surveying equipment. Rather than survey the land, he oriented himself on Fifth Street. But he did not notice that did not run in east-west direction, but parallel to the Arkansas River. Therefore, the aligned in north-south direction building does not fit into the grid-like street pattern of the town of Little Rock.
Architecture
The building was built of sandstone, who came from the quarries of Batesville (Arkansas ). The cost was $ 2.2 million, which corresponds to a value of USD 320 million today. The front entrance door are made of bronze, 3 m high and 10 cm thick. They were purchased for $ 10,000 from Tiffany's in New York. The dome is covered with 24 -carat gold leaf. Previously, the government resided in the Old State House.
Monuments and memorials
On the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol there are several monuments and memorials that reflect the different areas of the state from the past and the present. These include the Monument to Confederate Soldiers, the replica of the Liberty Bell, the Confederate War Prisoners Memorial, Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Arkansas Medal of Honor Memorial, Memorial Fountain, Monument to Confederate Women, and Little Rock Nine Civil Rights Memorial.