California State Capitol in Sacramento
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The Neoclassical structure was completed between 1861 and 1874 at the west end of Capitol Park. The building is based on the U.S. Capitol building in California D.C. The west facade ends in projecting bays, and a portico projects from the center of the building. At the base of the portico, seven granite archways brace and support the porch above. Eight fluted Corinthian columns line the portico. A cornice supports the pediment above depicting Minerva surrounded by Education, Justice, and Mining. Inside the capitol is a statue of Queen Isabella and Columbus commemorating her decision to finance a voyage to the New World. Gilded Corinthian columns support the gallery above, and dark red curtains that can be drawn for privacy are tied back along the columns. High arched windows run along the bottom below rectangular pane windows.
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