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Illinois State Capitol (7167050199)
Illinois State Capitol

The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, it houses the legislative and the executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois.

The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol since Illinois became a state in 1818. It was built in the architectural styles of the French Renaissance and Italianate. The total cost of the construction was $4,500,000.

Its tall central dome, and tower roofs, are covered in zinc to provide a silvery facade which does not weather.

Images for kids

  • Illinoiscapitoldome

    Detail of the dome interior

  • Illinois State Capitol at sunset

    Looking west on East Capitol Avenue

  • Sea maiden statue at Illinois New State Capitol

    One of the pair of female statues added to the west wing staircase in the State Capitol as part of the $50 million renovation from 2011–13.

  • Gfp-illinois-springfield-lincoln-statue

    Lincoln by Andrew O'Connor (1918) at East Front of Capitol

  • IllinoisCapitol2018

    The sixth and current Illinois Capitol looking northwest

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Capitolio del Estado de Illinois para niños

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