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Encyclopedia > Minnesota State Capitol
Minnesota State Capitol
(U.S. National Register of Historic Places)
The Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul
Location: St. Paul, MN
Built/Founded: 1905
Architect: Cass Gilbert
Architectural style(s): Italian Renaissance; Beaux-Arts
Added to NRHP: February 23, 1972
Reference #: 72000681 [1]
Governing body: State of Minnesota
Minnesota State Capitol at Night

The Minnesota State Capitol is located in Minnesota's capital city, Saint Paul, and houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor. The building also includes a chamber for the Minnesota Supreme Court, although court activities usually take place in the neighboring Minnesota Judicial Center. The building was designed by Cass Gilbert and modeled after Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. It is believed to be one of just four or five buildings in the world with an unsupported marble dome. This one is the second-largest of the group. Work began in on the capitol in 1896, and construction was completed in 1905. It is the third building to serve this purpose: the first capitol was destroyed by fire in 1881, and the second was completed in 1883, but was considered to be too small almost immediately. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1984x1282, 415 KB) en:Minnesota State Capitol, photo taken on June 22, 2005 by User:Mulad. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... Woolworth Building (New York City), was the worlds tallest building at the time it was built, in 1909. ... Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, 1502, by Bramante. ... Beaux-Arts architecture[1] denotes the academic classical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... Nickname: Location in Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota. ... The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. ... The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the states executive branch. ... The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. ... Woolworth Building (New York City), was the worlds tallest building at the time it was built, in 1909. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Venus de Milo, front. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...


Above the southern entrance to the building is a gilded quadriga called The Progress of the State which was sculpted by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter. It was completed and raised to the roof of the capitol in 1906. In 1994 and 1995, the statues underwent a restoration procedure which included replacing the gold leaf on the figures. A sphere perched above the capitol dome also has similar treatment. A gilded Tibetan Vajrasattva Gilding is the art of applying metal leaf (most commonly gold or silver leaf) to a surface. ... A quadriga (from the Latin language quadri-, four, and jungere, to yoke) is a four-horse chariot, raced in the Olympic Games and other sacred games, and represented in profile as the usual chariot of gods and heroes on Greek vases and bas-reliefs. ... The Progress of the State is the group of statues that sits above the south entrance of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... Daniel Chester French Signature, Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor. ... Edward Clark Potter (November 26, 1857 - June 21, 1923) was an American sculptor. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Metal leaf. ...

Any classical dome built since Michelangelo's must expect to be compared to it, and Gilbert's dome is a frank homage, with interesting differences. His drawings show that he originally planned a wider drum and, correspondingly, a more massive dome. The smaller dome as built could be criticized by some as too small. It is smaller than St. Peter's and has a simplified design: single columns round the upper lantern instead of double ones, for instance. The ribs on the capitol dome are less pronounced than those on St. Peter's, but they are still visually apparent. Gilbert knew that St. Peter's dome was on the edge of being unstable: it had cracked and had to be reinforced. His engineer for this project, Gunvald Aus, bound the brick dome in reinforcing steel bands, and Gilbert crowned the paired columns round the drum (which act as buttresses to counter the dome's weight) with additional stone. Other than St. Peter's, additional buildings with marble domes include the Taj Mahal in India, and the Rhode Island State House in the city of Providence. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 461 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1504 × 1956 pixel, file size: 484 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Mulad. ... Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer. ... For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ... In operant conditioning, reinforcement is the behavioral operationalization of the effects of reinforcers. ... A buttress (and mostly concealed, a flying buttress) supporting walls at the Palace of Westminster Three different types of buttress: diagonal, on the statues plinth; an ordinary buttress supporting a flying buttress, to the right of the statue; a small ordinary buttress to the right side of the picture... The Taj Mahal, viewed from the Northern bank of the Yamuna river. ... North façade The Rhode Island State House, located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, is the seat of government of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. ... Nickname: Location in Rhode Island Coordinates: Country United States State Rhode Island County Providence Government  - Mayor David N. Cicilline (D) Area  - City  20. ...

The quadriga, titled "the Progress of the State" above the entrance
A close up of the horses.
A close up of the horses.

The central block under the dome needed three entrances, and Gilbert avoided creating visual references to a triumphal arch, which would have been inappropriate in its position. Equally, he managed to avoid any reference to a palace block that would have been offensive to Minnesotans. However, Gilbert drew ire for choosing stone from Georgia rather than native Minnesota stone. A compromise was eventually made where the base of the building and interior spaces used varieties of native stone. Upon completion, the exterior and interior of the building drew praise, leading to requests for Gilbert to design capitol buildings for other states such as West Virginia and Arkansas and other notable structures. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 727 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1695 × 1397 pixel, file size: 157 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I tokk this picture on May 15, 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 727 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1695 × 1397 pixel, file size: 157 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I tokk this picture on May 15, 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document... Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly the Place de lÉtoile, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ...


The capitol cost US$4.5 million back at the beginning of the 20th century. It opened its doors to the public for the first time on January 2, 1905. A hundred years later, the building's estimated value is $400 million. As part of the capitol's centennial celebrations in 2005, lawmakers hope to gain support for and donations toward a proposed $65 million renovation project. ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... A centennial is a 100-year anniversary of an event, or the celebrations pertaining thereto. ...


The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...


See also

The official residence of the governor of Minnesota Minnesota Governors Residence serves as the official home of the governor of Minnesota. ...

References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
  • Elmer L. Andersen. Elmer's Tour: A Former Governor's Loving Look at the Minnesota State Capitol. Nodin Press, 2005. ISBN 1-932472-38-X

Elmer Lee Andersen (June 17, 1909–November 15, 2004) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th governor of Minnesota, serving a single term from January 2, 1961 to March 25, 1963 as a Republican. ...

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