What is your favorite State Capitol building?

I think Louisiana is the tallest.

New Mexico’s capitol. It suits the state.

I also think the Montana State Capitol building is beautiful. Helena also has a lot of gorgeous architecture and Victorian buildings that are worth seeing. The capitol building in my home state of Oregon is an art deco abomination that looks like an LDS temple. The Washington State Capitol building is quite impressive in person—it's perched on a hill and there is water around it.

Interesting one r3.

The Alaska State capitol is the grandest.

The Capitol.

[quote] The Alaska State capitol is the grandest.

Posted ironically. It’s an office building. It’s the Sarah Palin of state capitols.

Connecticut. Hallucinatory in its gaudiness.

My dad was Tip O’Neill’s page when he speaker of the house…before he was elected to the U.S. House to replace JFK (when Jack won his Senate race).

Vermont. We have a nice state song, too.

The Lumberjack Song, R11?

The most elegant one I've ever been to is, in all places, Pierre, South Dakota.

They went all out on the interior--the mosaics are just spectacular.

These Green Mountains, r12

A well-executed copy if the federal Capitol building

Boston —better link

Albany sure is ugly…

Here's North Dakota's state capitol building. I kind of like its simplicity compared to all the domes.

R2, The original old state Capitol building in Louisiana is a grand castle structure with beautiful stain glass windows and inside is glorious old world details, and it's still standing in BR overlooking the mighty Mississippi River. Anyone can Google images, since I don't know how to attach a picture, I'm too old and frail...

I’ve been to the Connecticut state Capitol (I’m Not from there) and I have to tell you guys, it truly is the most beautiful state capitol in the country.

I don't have one.

Here's a cool article w/photos, ranking all 50 capitol buildings, worst to best.

OP is the same person who droned on about state legislature in the Sitler thread. No one cares about state government.

R17 it looks like a psychiatric hospital.

That’s a pretty lame listicle

Nebraska

The NJ one isn't particularly appealing, but its interior recently underwent a nearly 6-month/$300 million renovation.

Meant 6 years above, not 6 months

Sacramento, Baton Rouge, Salt Lake City

[quote] The NJ one isn't particularly appealing, but its interior recently underwent a nearly 6-month/$300 million renovation.

Chris Christie put the "rotund" in "rotunda".

I posted CT upthread, but I'll also put in a good word for OH, whose statehouse is mid-19th c. Greek revival experimentalism at its funkiest, just a stack of Euclidean solids, and whose interior can be spectacular.

New York State capital. Albany, New York

I’ve been there quite a few times. It’s stunning.

[quote] I’ve been there quite a few times. It’s stunning.

Some people, such as R17, think it sho is ugly!

Richardson Romanesque Revival is not a beloved style, neither is the High 60s Modernism of Rockefeller’s Empire State Plaza -but I think together they actually create an amazing sequence that is

Damn - I hip post by accident. The NYS complex is certainly an odd mix, but I think it’s interesting, and weirdly impressive. There’s no other State Capitol like it.

Looking towards the Capitol across the reflecting pool

From above

Brasalbania.

A shit stain on Albany…that’s saying something!

[quote] Richardson Romanesque Revival is not a beloved style

How very dare you.

Hawaii's looks like something you'd see on a 1960s-era college campus

I was perplexed by many of the rankings in R22's list.... but then I saw the person who put it together and, it kind of makes sense now.

😵‍💫^. Capitol expert? I recommend capital punishment.

I prefer county courthouses, and appreciate the fact that every Wikipedia page for a county includes a photo of its courthouse.

Just for you, R44. Thank God for the late 19th century and its dreams of grandiosity. Nowadays this would look like a glorified shipping container designed on an app on someone's phone.

Definitely not New Jersey. What a pile

Texas and Mississippi citizens got their state capitals practically free.

Here's a link to the Texas capitol Wiki page. Look at the Construction subhead:

Ahem, "capitols"

I’m in Madison right now. Sure is impressive. Too bad it’s full of corrupt morons.

[quote]Hawaii's looks like something you'd see on a 1960s-era college campus

You miss the point completely. The Hawaii state capitol floats in water filled with fish. Instead of a rotunda, it is open to the sky.

[quote]In the middle of the world we float., in the middle of the sea.

[quote]The realities remain remote, in the middle of the sea.

I've only seen a handful of capitol buildings in person.

But I will say I liked Wisconsin's the most. It seemed to fit all of its purposes in terms of being a sufficiently grand (but not too grand) building for an important institution - but it also works nicely with the space it has, and the whole square it's situated on is a great centerpiece of Madison. It becomes a grand space for the weekly farmers market. I miss that (and a few other things) about Madison.

R44 Try again… that’s not even true for the largest and most important county in the U.S.

Nor for New York County…and so on

I was just in Austin and was in awe of their Capitol. I love CA's (as it is my state) and agreed, it does appear quite similar to DC.

But Austin (TX)'s capitol building and grounds.... are just HUGE. and beautiful. Also a lovely color. It is the biggest state capitol building.

The Virginia Capitol is quite nice and was designed by Jefferson.

New York looks like the Addams Family mansion.

Now do a list of the prettiest Governors Mansions

"New York State capital. Albany, New York

I’ve been there quite a few times. It’s stunning."

It is a beautiful building. Too bad they built that God-awful monstrosity, Empire State Plaza, across the street.

Such a shithole and it's not aging well either.

The list at R22 is kidding with Iowa being first. *rolls eyes*

The Montana capital got a renovation about 15 years ago or so. It was restored to its former glory after a mid century modern renovation in the 1960s.

Another vote for Madison. The view from the top is fab!

It’s Wisconsin! …eye roll + oy vey!

Example

Oops

[quote]Now do a list of the prettiest Governors Mansions

The one in Arkansas was used as the exterior of Sugarbakers.

California does not have an official mansion, just a museum in the house Ms Nancy Reagan hated with a passion. ….the only time she ever got it right 🤷🏻‍♂️

West Virginia’s is pretty. When you drive through Charleston on I64 you’re above it, giving you a really good view of the gold dome.

Hawaii’s is gorgeous.

CO

I agree, the capitol in Charleston, WV is beautiful in its setting. It is stunning in twilight.

The pink granite Texas state capitol is all lit up at night, and it feels like a beacon on a hill. Amazing.

The WI capitol is lovely.

The vile pieces of Rethuglican shit that work inside, not so much.