Colorado State Capitol

The Colorado State Capitol Building is located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in the Denver, Colorado, and houses the Colorado General Assembly, the legislature of Colorado, and the offices of the governor and lieutenant governor of Colorado. The building deliberately evokes the United States Capitol. Designed by Elijah E. Myers building was built in the 1890s from Colorado white granite and commissioned in November in 1894. The distinctive dome was built in 1908, to commemorate the gold rush in Colorado, gold plated. The building is part of Denver's Civic Center.

The Capitol, which began the building of the Capitol Hill District is slightly higher than the rest of the old city of Denver. The main entrance hall has an interior height of 55 m, as high as a 18- story building. In the 15th step of the staircase at the west entrance to the statement " One Mile Above Sea Level. " engraved. From this stage, the (1609 m) is located one mile above sea level, one can see the sun go down behind the Rocky Mountains. A second Mile - high mark in 1969, attached to the 18th stage, after students at Colorado State University were re-measured the height. 2003 was made with more modern means a more accurate measurement, in which it was found that the 13th level one miles above sea level. There, a third mark was affixed.

Inside the building was plenty of Colorado Rose Onyx, a pink marble from a quarry near Beulah (Colorado ) was used. For the entire resources were consumed. White Yule Marble from a quarry near Marble (Colorado) was processed throughout the Capitol for the floors. Many patterns have been discovered in the marble, one reminiscent of a picture of George Washington, another looks like Molly Brown.

A project in 2001 to improve safety has been started. It was funded by the Colorado State Historical Fund and completed in 2009. The design of the company Fentress Architects added modern safety features such as completed stair towers that blend with the original architecture.

In many windows show stained glass pictures of people or events from the history of Colorado. The halls are decorated with portraits of all the presidents of the United States.

Gallery

Old Colorado Supreme Court

Interior of the Rotunda

Close rotunda

Meeting room of the Colorado Senate

House of Representatives from Colorado

Gallery of Presidents

Monument in front of the Capitol