Progress of the State the group was taken down from the capitol roof for a year-long restoration procedure. The quadriga was reinstalled in 1995 and the figures have had several minor "in situ" reapplications of gold leaf since. A comprehensive restoration of the State Capitol building was completed in August 2017. Progress of the State Progress of the State is the title of a group of sculptural figures that sits above the south portico, at the main entrance to the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, the state capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The statuary group is in an arrangement known as
Minnesota Department of Administration Minnesota Department of Administration The Minnesota Department of Administration (Admin) oversees state governance of the central management of the executive branch of state government. It provides direct oversight over certain programs and projects including some financial controls. It is responsible for managing the state procurement process. An authority over which led to the court case "State ex rel. University of Minnesota v. Chase" which provided for broad autonomy of the University of Minnesota in 1928. The Department of Administration also manages and maintains the state capital complex including the buildings and parking within the designated area within the City of