Texas State Capitol
Texas State Capitol Building
The Texas State
Capitol Building, completed in 1888 in Downtown Austin, contains the offices and
chambers of the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor. Designed in
1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, it was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under
the direction of civil engineer Reuben Lindsay Walker.
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The
building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and
recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
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At
the time of its construction, the capitol building was billed as "The
Seventh Largest Building in the World."
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The
building has nearly four hundred rooms and more than nine hundred windows.
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The
interior of the central rotunda features portraits of every person who has
served as president of the Republic of Texas or governor of the State of Texas.
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The
Texas State Capitol was ranked in, one of the America's Favorite Architecture.
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The
Texas State Capitol is 308 feet tall, and taller than the US Capitol in
Washington, DC
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