Colorado State Capitol Photos

The Colorado State Capitol in Denver was designed & built between 1886 & 1907 by Elijah E. Myers then Frank E. Edbrooke. Prior to Denver, the Colorado legislature met in the town of Golden.

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Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Colorado State Capitol over Civic Center Gardens. Denver, CO.Dome of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Colorado State Capitol (1886-1908). Denver, CO. Style: Corinthian. Architect: Elijah E. Myers & Frank E. Edbrooke.Colorado State Capitol over Civic Center Gardens. Denver, CO.Dome of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Dome of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Corinthian Neo-classical details of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Civil War Memorial by Captain John D. Howland at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Dome of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Corinthian Neo-classical details of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Civil War Memorial (1909) by Captain John D. Howland at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Colorado Symbols Fence by Rafe Ropek at State Capitol. Denver, CO.News trucks outside Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.News conference on steps of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Dome interior of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Colorado Symbols Fence (1999) by Rafe Ropek at State Capitol. Denver, CO.News trucks outside Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.News conference on steps of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Dome interior of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Dome interior of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Gubernatorial portraits in dome of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Presidential portraits in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Rotunda staircase of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Dome interior of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Gubernatorial portraits in dome of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Presidential portraits in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Rotunda staircase of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Rotunda staircase of Colorado State Capitol with cycle of 8 murals giving the history of water & its importance to the peoples of Colorado. Denver, CO.Native American with his arts mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Early explorers in canoe mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Settlers in ox-drawn wagon mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Rotunda staircase of Colorado State Capitol with cycle of 8 murals giving the history of water & its importance to the peoples of Colorado. Denver, CO.Native American with his arts mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Early explorers in canoe mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Settlers in ox-drawn wagon mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Gold panning mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Agriculture mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Aqueduct construction mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Building a hydroelectric dam mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Gold panning mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Agriculture mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Aqueduct construction mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Building a hydroelectric dam mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
1930s-era transportation mural by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Galleries in wing of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Galleries of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Emily Griffith, Founder of Opportunity School, stained-glass window at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
1930s-era transportation mural (1940) by Alan True in rotunda of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Galleries in wing of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Galleries of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Emily Griffith, Founder of Opportunity School, stained-glass window at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Looking down on galleries of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Senate chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.U.S. Senator Edward O. Wolcott stained-glass window in Senate chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Railroad entrepreneur David H. Moffat stained-glass window in Senate chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Looking down on galleries of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Senate chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.U.S. Senator Edward O. Wolcott stained-glass window in Senate chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Railroad entrepreneur David H. Moffat stained-glass window in Senate chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
House of Representative chamber of Colorado State Capitol with stained glass portrait of former slave Barney Ford who rose to a power in Colorado. Denver, CO.Chandelier in House chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Corner of House chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Metal screen between House chamber & rotunda at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
House of Representative chamber of Colorado State Capitol with stained glass portrait of former slave Barney Ford who rose to a power in Colorado. Denver, CO.Chandelier in House chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Corner of House chamber of Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Metal screen between House chamber & rotunda at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Old Supreme Court Chambers in Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Old Supreme Court Chambers with heritage cultures window showing groups important in state's development at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Captain Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco, cartographer for 1776 Dominquez-Escalante expedition - probably first Europeans to explore region, stained-glass portrait in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Chief Jack House & Buckskin Charlie stained-glass portraits in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Old Supreme Court Chambers in Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Old Supreme Court Chambers with heritage cultures window showing groups important in state's development at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Captain Don Bernardo Miera y Pacheco, cartographer for 1776 Dominquez-Escalante expedition - probably first Europeans to explore region, stained-glass portrait in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Chief Jack House (1889-1971; Ute tribal leader) & Buckskin Charlie (1830-1936; Ute tribal Chief) stained-glass portraits in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.
Governor Alexander Hunt & Ute Chief Ouray make peace in stained-glass portrait in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Aunt Clara Brown, a freed slave noted for her good works, stained-glass portrait in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Political leader Chin Lin Sou who bettered the lot of Chinese rail workers & Naoichi "Harry" Hokazono who lead Japanese workers in developing Colorado in stained-glass portraits in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Lithograph of design for State Capitol at Colorado History Museum. Denver, CO.
Governor Alexander Hunt & Ute Chief Ouray make peace in stained-glass portrait in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Aunt Clara Brown, a freed slave noted for her good works, stained-glass portrait in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Political leader Chin Lin Sou who bettered the lot of Chinese rail workers & Naoichi "Harry" Hokazono who lead Japanese workers in developing Colorado in stained-glass portraits in Old Supreme Court at Colorado State Capitol. Denver, CO.Lithograph (1880s) of design for State Capitol at Colorado History Museum. Denver, CO.
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