Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison Photos

The Wisconsin State Capitol (1906-17) was designed by George Browne Post & his sons. It stands with four symmetrical facades on a hill tucked between the two lakes of Madison.

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Wisconsin State Capitol (1906-17). Madison, WI. Architect: George Browne Post & Sons.	One of four entrances to Rotunda of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	One of four Neoclassical wings of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Dome of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Wisconsin statue by Daniel Chester French atop Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Allegorical pediment of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Statuary atop Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Details of statues around dome of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Details of statues around dome of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Details of statues around dome of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Details of statues around dome of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Portal of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Flowers around Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Pediment scene of animal husbandry on Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Town side approach to Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Forward statue by Jean Miner is Wisconsin Women's Memorial (1893) display at Columbian Exposition now on State Capitol grounds. Madison, WI.

External stairway of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Lamp stands of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Dome interior of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Mural at apex of dome in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Mural by Edwin Blashfield at oculus of dome in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Rich decor of rotunda in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Rich decor of rotunda in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Government mosaic in rotunda of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Liberty mosaic in rotunda of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Justice mosaic in rotunda of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Legislation mosaic in rotunda of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Colored marble floor in rotunda of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Neoclassical details of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Senate chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Mural showing east meeting west in Senate chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Allegorical figures on mural in Senate chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Skylight of Senate chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Detail of skylight of Senate chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	House chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Wisconsin mural by Edwin Blashfield showing past, present & future of state in House chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Detail of house mural with symbolic Wisconsin surrounded by waterways of state. Madison, WI.	Old Abe Eagle mascot of Civil War 8th Infantry Regiment now in House of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Skylight of House chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Detail of skylight in House chamber of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Governor's Reception Room in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Fireplace of Governor's Reception Room in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Painting by Hugo Ballin in Governor's Reception Room in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Painting by Hugo Ballin in Governor's Reception Room in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Painting of explorer Jean Nicolet landing in Green Bay in 1634 by Hugo Ballin in Governor's Reception Room in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Painting of second Madison capitol which burned in 1904 by Hugo Ballin in Governor's Reception Room in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	State symbol badger from battleship USS Wisconsin (1899) by Paul Kupper cast in bronze from cannons captured in Cuba in State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Stairway to Supreme Court Chamber in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Supreme Court Chamber in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Painting of signing of US Constitution by Albert Herter in Supreme Court Chamber in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Painting of George Washington at signing of US Constitution by Albert Herter in Supreme Court Chamber in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Painting of trial of Chief Oshkosh by Albert Herter in Supreme Court Chamber in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Painting of signing of Magna Carta by Albert Herter in Supreme Court Chamber in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	GAR Memorial Hearing Room of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Native American transportation mural in GAR Memorial Hearing Room of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	1920s transportation mural in GAR Memorial Hearing Room of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.

Canoe transport brings first French settlers to Wisconsin wilderness in mural in GAR Memorial Hearing Room of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	1920s women stroll past steam locomotive in mural in GAR Memorial Hearing Room of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Mural of steamship & horseless carriage in GAR Memorial Hearing Room of Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.	Badger carving in Wisconsin State Capitol. Madison, WI.