Washington State Capitol
The Washington State Capitol, the
state’s center of authority, is
located in its capital Olympia,
Washington. Unlike most state
capitols, Washington State Capitol
is composed of a number of buildings
erected together in a campus. The
capitol campus houses the Governor’s
mansion, the Washington State
Supreme Court and the Washington
State Legislature. Covering a
12-acre of land overlooking the
Capitol Lake, Washington State
Capitol makes enormously beautiful
scenery.
On the site is a charming
two-story edifice built in wood
frame. This is where the
legislature’s meetings were being
held since 1856. Other buildings
that compose the state capitol
include the Legislative Building,
the Temple of Justice, the
Governor’s mansion, the John A.
Cherberg Senate building, the
Insurance Building, the Irv Newhouse
Senate Building, the John L. O’Brien
House and the General Administration
Building.
There is also the Capitol
Conservatory, which serves as a home
to different kinds of plants, adding
more life to the already
beautiful surroundings of the
capitol. A lot of veteran memorials
are also
featured in the campus premises.
One of the things that make the
capitol more interesting are the 42
steps that take people up the
entrance of the building, which were
intentionally placed to signify
Washington as United States 42nd
state. |
