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The Oklahoma State Capitol, located in Oklahoma City , is the seat of government of the U.S. State of Oklahoma and the location of the chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature . The current capitol is the second for the state; the first was built in Guthrie in 1907. Manhattan Construction Company began construction of the relocated Capitol on July 20 , 1914 under the direction of Governor Lee Cruce . It was delivered to the state on July 1 , 1917 though it wasn't finished until 1919 . The completed building had over 400,000 square feet (37,000 m&2) in six floors. CROWNING THE CAPITOL The original plans called for the capitol building to feature a Dome (similar to most state capitols); however, budget constraints prevented construction on the dome from beginning until 2000 (a period of 83 years). In 2000 , Governor Frank Keating announced that a Dome would be constructed to complete the capitol building at a cost of $21 million. The dome was to stand 155 feet (47 m) high with a 17 foot (5 m) tall Bronze Native American statue on top of the dome, in honor of Oklahoma's Native American heritage. Master artist Enoch Kelly Haney (formerly an Oklahoma State Senator and later Chief of the Seminole Nation) created "The Guardian" statue that stands on top of the dome designed by Frankfurt-Short-Bruza. Manhattan Construction Company and Flintco, Inc. worked to build the dome to historical specifications. The dome was completed and dedicated on Oklahoma's Statehood Day, November 16 , 2002 . TRIVIA
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