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The Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona formerly housed the Territorial and State Legislatures, as well as various executive offices. These have relocated to adjacent buildings, and the Capitol is maintained as a museum. HISTORY The building was created as part of an effort to demonstrate that the Arizona Territory was ready for statehood. A design contest was won by James Reilly Gordon, and ground was broken in 1898 . The building opened in 1900 , and was home to the Legislature until 1960 , and the Governor's Office until 1974 . After a restoration, the building became a museum. ARCHITECTURE The building is made largely from materials indigenous to Arizona, including Malapai , Granite , and the Copper dome. The design is optimized for the desert climate of Arizona, with thick masonry walls that insulate the interior, skylights, and round "bullseye" Clerestory windows to let heat out of the legislative chambers. The building is topped with a windvane similar to the Winged Victory Of Samothrace , visible through a skylight from within the Rotunda . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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