the largest state capitol building in the u.s. is located in illinois.
the largest state capitol building in the u.s. is located in illinois.
the largest state capitol building in the u.s. is located in which state?
illinois
the current dome over the united states capitol building, although painted white and crowning a masonry building, is also made of cast iron. the dome was built between 1855 and 1866, replacing a lower wooden dome with copper roofing from 1824. it has a 30-meter diameter. it was completed just two years after the old st. louis county courthouse, which has the first cast iron dome built in the united states. the initial design of the capitol dome was influenced by a number of european church domes, particularly st. paul's in london, st. peter's in rome, the panthéon in paris, les invalides in paris, and st. isaac's cathedral in st. petersburg. the architect, thomas u. walter, designed a double dome interior based on that of the panthéon in paris. dome construction for state capitol buildings and county courthouses in the united states flourished in the period between the american civil war and world war i. most capitols built between 1864 and 1893 were landmarks for their cities and had gilded domes. many american state capitol building domes were built in the late 19th or early 20th century in the american renaissance style and cover rotundas open to the public as commemorative spaces. examples include the indiana state house, texas state capitol, and the wisconsin state capitol.
history of modern period domes
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the mississippi state capitol in jackson, mississippi, is the state capitol building of the u.s. state of mississippi, intended to house all three forms of government legislative, judicial, and executive. the building was listed on the national register of historic places in 1969, and designated a mississippi landmark in 1986 and a national historic landmark in 2016.









































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the mississippi state capitol is located in jackson and has been the home of mississippi's state legislature since 1903. it is the third capitol building in jackson.
mississippi state capitol