The Utah State Capitol Building and complex houses the offices for the government of the State of Utah, including the Utah State Legislature, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor and their staffs. The Utah State Capitol building is the main building in the capitol complex and was built upon Capitol Hill.
The Capitol Building was built in the early 1900s and was completed in 1916. Since then, the building has undergone several renovations, including adding a base isolation system that will allow the building to survive a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. These renovations were completed in 2008 and the building was available for normal operations.
The Utah State Capitol building was designed using classical architecture that has been compared to the Parthenon in Greece. The exterior is made out of Utah Granite mined from the Little Cottonwood canyon several miles from Capitol Hill.
Pictures of the Utah State Capitol Building:
Picture of the Utah State Capitol with the wording “State of Utah” that is on the South end of the complex looking north. The sky is a dark blue with wispy clouds framing the dome of the capitol building. The flags of both the United States and the State of Utah are flying on a flagpole in front of the building. This picture is available from the following stock agencies:
Close up picture of the American and Utah State flags flying in front of the dome of the Utah State Capitol. This picture is available from the following stock agencies:
Picture of the Utah State Capitol from the South east in the fall with the fall colors on the trees to the south of the Capitol building. The sky is full of white clouds with a bit of blue immediately above the capitol dome. This picture is available from the following stock agencies:
Picture of the Utah State Capitol from the west looking east with the Wasatch Mountains framed in the background. The sky is filled with storm clouds that are billowing over the mountains. This picture is available from the following stock agencies:
Picture of the Utah State Capitol from the South west looking North. The sky is clear with no clouds visible. This picture is available from the following stock agencies:
Picture of the downtown skyline including the Utah State Capitol Building looking South west. This image is available from the following stock agencies:
Picture of the downtown skyline including the Utah State Capitol Building with the Wasatch Mountains in the background. This image is available from the following stock agencies:
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