The design motif includes roses and morning glories some of our native wildflowers. The ceiling is European Renaissance design and the round glass windows near the top of the Senate Chamber were imported from France. The ceiling in the chambers of the House of Representatives was designed in French-Italian Renaissance style.
The murals on the ceiling that had been painted in were uncovered and restored in They were painted by E. Miragoli and Co. The wainscoting is rose-gray marble from Tennessee and is trimmed with white Italian marble. Panels of brocelian marble, Belgian black marble, and jasper, a variety of quartz, are the inset panels in the wainscoting on the east and west walls.
The names of prominent free state leaders and abolitionist are painted above the windows in the House Chamber. The columns in the House Chamber look like marble but are actually a scagliola -- faux marble technique that mixes paint with plaster to replicate the look of marble. Read more about specific artwork in the Capitol. Construction on the Capitol took 37 years; the building was officially completed March 24, Today the Kansas State Capitol is an impressive public monument as well as the working offices for the governor and legislators.
A Kaw warrior, Ad Astra , was placed atop the dome in , statues of four famous Kansans are located on the second floor rotunda, and murals by several Kansas artists are featured throughout the building. Several statues and memorials adorn the grounds. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in The Capitol measures feet north and south and feet east and west.
It stands feet from the ground to the top of Ad Astra 's bow. The west wing is four feet wider and six feet longer than the east wing. The dome is The cupola height is The Kansas State Capitol is approximately 17 feet higher than the U.
Capitol in Washington, D. Representative Hall. Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history. Our online collections contain more than , images of photos, documents, and artifacts, which grows daily.
Kansas Historical Society. Kansas State Capitol. Pankratz, Richard D. National Park Service, U. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.
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