Colorado State Capitol, Denver
The magnificent building of the
Colorado State Capitol is the home
of Colorado’s Governor, its Lt.
Governor and its honorable
legislature. The capitol was first
opened in 1894. Strategically
situated at East Colfax Avenue in
Denver, the edifice was made to
resonate the elegance and beauty of
the United States Capitol itself.
Constructed during the late 1800s,
designer Elijah E. Myers fashioned
the capitol using elegant Colorado
white granite while its golden dome
that was added later in 1908, using
real gold plate in remembrance of
the Colorado Gold Rush in 1859.
Colorado Rose Onyx, which is a
rare kind of rose marble mined from
a quarry just around Beulah,
Colorado, was also used for its
interior design. It is believed that
the entire supply of the rare stone
from the quarry was all used in
the building. Meanwhile, the
capitol’s floors were made out of
White Yule Marble from Marble,
Colorado, bearing numerous designs.
Colorado State Capitol is where the
domain of the Capitol Hill district
begins. It stands higher than any
other building in all of Denver’s
downtown. Its main entrance hall
alone opens to at least 180 feet up
to the dome’s ceiling. In the west
side of the magnificent building,
the fifteenth step of the entrance
is engraved with “One Mille Above
Sea Level”. From here, you can get a
breathtaking view of the sun while
it sets behind the Rocky Mountains.
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