New York State Capitol

The New York State Capitol is the Parliament building of the State of New York in Albany.

The construction of this building began in 1867 and 1899, an astounding cost of U.S. $ 25 million, which are according to current criteria about half a billion dollars completed. The Capitol was designed by the leading architects of the time, Thomas Fuller, Leopold Eidlitz, Henry Hobson Richardson and Isaac Perry. The architecture varies from the Italian Renaissance to the Romanesque period to the French Renaissance. One of the striking features of the building is the Great Western Staircase, the staircase million dollars as is well known and was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson. The construction of the staircase has taken 14 years to complete, it has 444 levels, reaching over 36 meters in height.

On January 29, 1979, the building was declared a National Historic Landmark.

Gallery

View from the west

View from Corning Tower

Panorama of the Chamber of New York State Assembly

A George Washington statue behind the Capitol

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