Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

The United States Capitol. While the Capitol building is an example of neoclassical architecture, the style pulls from both Federal and Greek Revival influences.The symmetrical, Roman-inspired ...

Politics Trump revives push to make federal architecture ‘classical’ again. The president’s efforts to remake the federal government extend even to the buildings that house it, as he pushes ...

If there's one prominent architectural style that can be observed throughout history—and throughout the world—it's neoclassical architecture. With origins in the mid-18th century, this ...

Tucked away in the state Capitol is an intimate Victorian-style theater, decorated with beautiful purple chairs and moving pictures set in golden frames. At first, the paintings stand out as classic ...

"Civic Architecture" features the panoramic photographer’s unique shots of civic buildings from around the nation.

on the capitol tour side, my main goal is to let people know that this is a public building. YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT SOME FORTRESS THAT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CENTER.

The building was a "structure of architectural beauty and an imposing capitol for a pioneer state," according to the Blue Book. By 1903, the state again started to outgrow the capitol, and a ...

A clock in the Pennsylvania governor's reception room, Dec. 13, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. It's one of 273 clocks in Pennsylvania's ornate state Capitol complex buildings that must be wound by hand.

Look at the Capitol building, which is still functioning well," he said. Modernist architecture, such as brutalism, became the norm for federal buildings starting in 1962.

It's one of 273 clocks in Pennsylvania's ornate state Capitol complex buildings that must be wound by hand. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) A clock in the Pennsylvania governor's reception room, Dec. 13 ...