Oklahoma State Capitol Photos

The Oklahoma State Capitol was built 1914-17, but only completed when the dome was added in 2002. The architects of the original design were Solomon Andrew Layton & S. Wemyss Smith. The capitol is the only one in the United States with pumping oil wells.

See also: Oklahoma, U.S. State Capitols
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Oklahoma State Capitol with pumping oil well on grounds.

Oklahoma State Capitol (1914-17) was completed when dome was added in 2002.
Architect: Solomon Andrew Layton & S. Wemyss Smith.

Dome of Oklahoma State Capitol.

Bronze Native American Guardian atop Oklahoma State Capitol dome by Enoch Kelley Haney, a full-blooded Seminole Creek.

Neoclassical entrance of Oklahoma State Capitol.

"As Long as the Waters Flow" (1989) by Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache outside Oklahoma State Capitol.

Detail of "As Long as the Waters Flow" (1989) by Allan Houser (Haozous) against Oklahoma State Capitol.

Tribute to Romantic Riders of the Range (1930) sculpture by Constance Whitney Warren at Oklahoma State Capitol.

Dome interior of Oklahoma State Capitol.

Interior of Oklahoma State Capitol dome.

Oklahoma state seal on ceiling of dome of State Capitol.

Rotunda lobby of Oklahoma State Capitol.

Senate chamber in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Dias of Senate chamber in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Entrance to House of Representatives in Oklahoma State Capitol.

House of Representatives chamber in Oklahoma State Capitol.

House chamber in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Dias of House chamber in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Ceiling detail of House in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Stained glass in House chamber in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Ceiling detail of House in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma in State Capitol.

Supreme Court bench in Oklahoma State Capitol.

Ceiling of Supreme Court of Oklahoma in State Capitol.

Vietnam Memorial opposite Oklahoma State Capitol.

World War II memorial across from Oklahoma State Capitol.

Former Oklahoma Historical Society building opposite State Capitol.

State of Oklahoma Jim Thorpe Office Building.

Detail of State of Oklahoma Jim Thorpe Office Building.

Oklahoma State Office buildings & oil well on Capitol grounds.

Oil derrick & well on Oklahoma Capitol grounds.


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