Topeka, Kansas. 10-13-2013 The State Capital building in Topeka is undergoing reconstuction. The Kansas State Capitol, known also as the Kansas Statehouse, is the building housing the executive and legislative branches of government for the state of Kansas. It is located in the city of Topeka which has served as the capital of Kansas since it became a state in 1861. It is the second building to serve as the Kansas Capitol. The dome, at 304 ft (93 m), is taller than the 288 ft (88 m) United States Capitol dome although its diameter (50 ft (15 m)) is approximately half the national capitol
Topeka, Kansas. 10-13-2013 The State Capital building in Topeka is undergoing reconstuction. The Kansas State Capitol, known also as the Kansas Statehouse, is the building housing the executive and legislative branches of government for the state of Kansas. It is located in the city of Topeka which has served as the capital of Kansas since it became a state in 1861. It is the second building to serve as the Kansas Capitol. The dome, at 304 ft (93 m), is taller than the 288 ft (88 m) United States Capitol dome although its diameter (50 ft (15 m)) is approximately half the national capitol (96 ft (29 m)). It is one of the few capitols in the United States that continues to offer tours that go to the top of the dome. Visitors enter the dome by climbing 296 steps leading from the fifth floor to the top. Nine workers died during the Kansas State CapitolÕs construction, which started in 1866 and took 37 years and $ million. The building has survived the Dust Bowl, an EF5 tornado and the Legislative War of 1893, an actual battle for the House of Representatives that involved a sledgehammer and the Kansas National Guard. More recently, the Statehouse survived a 13-year basement-to-dome renovation that cost almost $325 million. The renovations, included updates to the buildingÕs infrastructure and the addition of office space, a visitor center and an underground parking garage. Workers also restored the CapitolÕs original features, from paint stenciling on the walls to copper on the roof and dome. On Kansas Day, the buildingÕs crown sparkled like a new penny against a cloudless January sky. Inside, the view was vertigo-inducing: from the ground floor, the domed ceiling looked like a perfectly ornate, gilded spiderweb. Credit: Mark Reinstein
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