British Architect Reacts to Ranking the 50 US State Capitols
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I'd like to interject that the "dusty look" that he mentioned in regards to the Texas capitol building is due to it's being constructed of a unique pink granite that was quarried here in Texas.
If they had done a few white highlights, it would have made that pink pop...
spot on Mike! The Texas red granite is from Burnet County. It's hands down the most beautiful!
It does look a little dusty from afar but when you see it in person the granite is very unique and beautiful. There’s a little controversy over whether it’s called Texas pink or sunset red. In Texas most of us refer to it as Texas pink. Central Texas granite comes in a variety of shades and they’re all beautiful (in my opinion).
@@Missteresita2252 absolutely Teresa. It really is breathtaking when you get close to it.
I think that is true with more than one "dusty" capitol building - they were built from native stone.
Wisconsin’s capitol is gorgeous on the inside. The rotunda is spectacular. It is also the only state capitol on an isthmus between two lakes.
As a proud Pennsylvania citizen who was also born in Wisconsin and lived there for many years, it was great to see my two states of residence placed so highly in regard!
Madison is just a nice town overall. It's up there with Santa Fe and Montpelier for me.
I lived in Madison for years and now I live in Austin Texas. Both Wisconsin and Texas state capitals are gorgeous inside and out. I also was just able to visit Iowa’s capital. I was extremely impressed. The inside is stunning.
As a Texan, I'm definitely not objective but it's definitely my favorite. The interior is amazing. Also, we're proud of the dusty pink color because it's a native Texas granite.
I LOVED visiting the TX capitol when visiting Austin some years ago.
Pink Granite always looks nice tbh
The gold dome on the Colorado capitol is actually real gold leaf. The gold was mined in Colorado, then sent to Italy to be pressed into gold leaf. Looks really cool when the sun hits it just right.
The same goes with West Virginia
Iowa is as well
Georgia too. Mined in dalonega GA
Same for Massachusetts.
Wyoming as well.
The Virginia State Capitol should have some credit as being one of the older buildings (1788). And its design concept was by Thomas Jefferson - so based on its history, Virginia would not be replacing it for a very long time.
Yeah, caught me off guard when the guy referenced it as a plantation building. It was a break from the classic English architecture and inspire$ by a French temple.
@@stormysyndrome7043 right lmao, as a Virginian, when he said that it actually shocked me!
Virginia deserves top 20 at least
The underground portion of the Texas state capitol building is a recent addition. It was added as an expansion to the original building. The open section in the underground addition is a light well that allows natural light to enter. The light well is also designed that when you look down into it, it is a mirror image of when you look up inside the dome of the original portion of the building.
The “dusty” color he referred to is a result of the building being built out of pink granite.
The gold on the Georgia capitol building is from the Dahlonega gold mines. It was the USA's earlier gold rush. Before the more famous California gold rush.
Beesley: "Wisconsin has to be my favorite." Me from Wisconsin: "Thank you" I've been inside the capitol building before and it truly feels awe inspiring. If you get the chance, I highly recommend checking out videos or photos of the inside cause it truly is amazing.
I’m also from Wisconsin and am biased, but our Capitol has got to be one of the best. It really is mesmerizing standing inside and then having the 4 wings protruding from the rotunda.
I’ve even performed in the rotunda during TubaChristmas, and there really is a magical feeling, even if the acoustics are challenging.
Thanks for another interesting video, Love Beesley!!
I'm with you on Wisconsin. I've visited 15 state capitols so far and it's definitely my favorite one. Another nice thing about it is that it's surrounded by a square street that's full of bars and restaurants, so it's also a cool place to hang out for the day.
the mismatch of dome and exterior walls on some capitols is often due to the dome being built after the building was completed and funds for the dome were lacking. example, oklahoma did not have a dome until 2002. many domes west of the mississippi are gold-leafed or silver-plated because of the mining or agricultural wealth.
I live 1 mile away from the Texas state capitol building and work right across the street from it and it really is a beautiful looking building. The grounds surrounding it are quite pretty and also has tons of memorials and statues that make it even better.
There’s an underground tunnel that connects the building I work to with the capitol and I’ve been through it once before. The underground portion of the capitol is quite nice too.
The photos made it seem darker than it is
i’m from pennsylvania and we’re never really near the top of any ranking videos, at most we usually come in around the 20s, so being ranked so highly at number 3 feels good
So true--except for world's most expensive toll road!
I'm in Pennsylvania right now visiting my son and his family. It's a BEAUTIFUL state!
@@jamesmatthewneeland5707 just beautiful
i mean we get ranked number 1,2 or 3 for potholes.
@@Otakugirl44 tell me about it
The inside of the Wisconsin Capitol is breathtaking.. There is a video of it on line .
Same with Minnesota’s
@@BrendanWelch16 but Madison is much prettier then St Paul.LOL
@@ronsontag6841 there both equally beautiful, but St. Paul is larger due to the Minneapolis retro area so u have more stuff to do and the capital city isn’t what we’re talking about here
The pride of Madison is seeking the Wisconsin capital building from the skyline of lake monona www.phoenixlighting.com/projects/lighting-wisconsin-state-capitol-dome
Of the ones I've seen in person, West Virginia takes it for me. The setting is gorgeous. I saw it on a road trip, just driving through, and I've never forgotten it.
Best dome for sure, blue and gold- Mountaineers!
@@stoveboltlvr3798 I just posted that there are many better pictures, especially from the river side.
Pennsylvania's Capitol is badass. It looks like the Capitol building of a superpower.
Pennsylvania is ranked in number 41 in the whole union 😬
@@BrendanWelch16 By what metric? Pennsylvania is the 6th largest economy in the union.
@@zualapips1638 us news and world report 2019
Pennsylvania'a looks nice on the outside, but is more impressive inside. If you have the chance, you should visit.
That’s Arizona’s old state capitol… That building is now used as a museum… the dome is made 100% out of copper … Arizona is the number one producer of copper …. Sitting across the street in a park is the anchor from the USS Arizona which was sunk at the attack on Pearl .. The distance from the anchor to the front door of the capitol building is the same length of the ship USS Arizona
I am shocked he didn't mention the the fact that the dome of the Washington State legislative building is the tallest self-supporting masonry dome in the Western Hemisphere and 5th in the world.
The four larger are St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, the Global Vipassana Pagoda in Mumbai and Santa Maria Del Firoe in Florence.
The legislative building and Temple of Justice building sit facing each other on a hill that overlooks a 260 acre artificial lake that has salmon runs in the fall.
There are views of the Cascade mountains to the east, including Mt. Rainier an active volcano and the most prominent peak in the the contiguous United States (Hawaii and Alaska are separate). To the west you can see the Olympic Mountains.
I don't care what anyone says. I love the Art Deco Oregon Capitol! North Carolina's is also way more charming and appropriate in person than those photos indicate.
I agree that North Carolina's capitol looks better in person than in the pictures.
After the first Oregon capital building burned down in 1855, they built a new one. It burned down in 1935 so they built this one, during the depression. Perhaps the marble exterior was used because of the fires...
The golden pioneer at the top of the dome is a 8 1/2 ton bronze sculpture covered in gold leaf.
Yes, NC's capitol should be much higher on the list
Yes the Art Deco style of the Oregon Capitol is so unique it would be unusual if an architect that saw it in person didn't rank it among the top 5. edit: but I can understand that is not everyone's cup of tea.
Oregon"s burnt down and was rebuilt. A comment at the time it was finished was, " It looks like a hatbox on a shingle!"
Many of the Capitols have amazing interiors, perhaps they all do. It would be neat to see a review of those.
CT especially. The interior is covered in wood trim, and it has stained glass windows. Gives you a cozy, gothic style cathedral feel.
Rotundas, grand staircases and frescoes!
The Hawaii state capital building was designed with a specific idea in mind. The base of the building kind of has a dome-ish mountain design coming up from it trying to symbolize a volcano. And the pillars surrounding the building, if you look at it closer you can see that it looks like an upside-down volcano with lava exploding or erupting out the top of it into the ground.
It also self shades which is handy
Growing up as a kid in Pennsylvania, my school took a trip to visit our state capitol. I was blown away then and now.
I wish he had shown the usual picture of the Colorado State Capitol with the view of the mountains behind it. It would be also great to see a video of interiors of each building. Colorado and Texas have beautiful interiors. Typically, the buildings are made with local stone and may catch the light well in certain types of the day and look not as great at other times.
Good video per usual
Ayyy legend!
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The original gold dome for MA was created by Paul revere always love that fact.
Talented and well educated Beesley !
I'm not going to comment on any of the state capitals, I just want to say that I appreciate this reaction video because Beesley _is_ an architect himself, so his opinions and comments about the various buildings has more weight than if he was just some Joe Blow who works in a completely unrelated field.
In the Texas hill country, there is a natural feature called Enchanted Rock. It is an enormous round dome of solid pink granite, and of course it is protected, but you can go walk on it. There is a lot more of the pink granite in those hills, and some of it was used to build the state capitol. And that is why the capitol is pink rather than white. It's a good color in person.
Wisconsin capitol building has the biggest dome outside d.c. and sits on a isthmus 10 is kinda weak for it.
I agree that Wisconsin is a really good one, and the downtown area is purposely arranged so that there are many sightlines toward it.
I'm from Minnesota and I'd agree - Wisconsin is a top-five Capitol building. A very unique spin on the design.
I'm originally from Minnesota as well, but now live in Michigan. I hadn't really thought about the capitol in Lansing that much, but maybe it does deserve the low ranking it got, even though I knew the guy (now deceased) who was the chief architect for a renovation of it in the 90s.
Oh wow, Connecticut's looks like a European castle. That's gorgeous.
as an Iowa native, I've always loved our capitol building. the building sits on a hill in downtown Des Moines and dominates its surroundings. We also have an 'old capitol' in Iowa City. It's beautiful as well, but a completely different scale. one of the things GK left out is many of these buildings are obviously WPA. That really should be part of the discussion.
My whole family is from Iowa. I've always liked the old capitol better.
I am shocked that we placed second! I didn't realize how varied so many of the other state's capitol buildings were. Love when we were building the hotel near Hyvee hall a few years ago, almost every day I got pics of the building.
My family lives in Iowa and I used to drive by the capitol often and it is beautiful especially at sunset and the interior is stunning. The grounds around it are beautiful as well. The first capitol building is still standing in the original capitol in Iowa City and is also very beautiful. The gold on both is real.
Arizona’s capitol has a copper dome, in honor of the state’s large roll in copper mining. i think it’s better than the credit it gets.
AZ old capitol has been a museum for a long time. The buildings on the right and left are for the legislature and there is an executive tower behind the old capital.
I was actually startled seeing the Missouri capitol from the front as that was the view from my office window for years when I was a new attorney. My office was next door to the Missouri Supreme Court building, and I was blessed with that view in my first office. The Catholic cathedral was to my left while looking at the capitol also. If you're ever in Jefferson City, it's actually a nice grouping of historic buildings sitting high on the river bluff.
I have lived in Texas again for the past two decades, and I've traveled to Austin regularly for work. The capitol is worth a tour if you get to Austin. Even if it'snot open, just bicycle or walk around the exterior. It's a prettier color stone than this video shows. There are a lot of trees surrounding it which is a bit unexpected in the downtown of Austin. Being raised in a military family, I've seen quite a few state capitols, and Texas has one worth seeing.
The video didn't say it, but Oklahoma only added the dome in 2002! Yep. I used to live there. It looked fine without it, and the building is good looking if you're not looking through that danged oil rig. Look up the history of how it got there because it's nutty just like a lot of Oklahoma history. There was supposed to be a ban on drilling on those grounds, and some people did the dirty deed during the dark of night...drilling. once the drilling began, it was too late to stop the process and as they suspected, the capitol was sitting on oil that would make some people wealthy.
My mother worked inside the Oklahoma state capitol in the late 1940s, and the oil well was there then. In fact, there were more.
He talked about the trees around the California state capitol, but the whole city of Sacramento is called The City of Trees.
Hello from Denver Colorado I've been inside of our capital it's beautiful on the inside as well
Minnesota and Wisconsin bringing in the top 10 let's go!
Upper Midwest represent!
one of my favorite school field trips as a kid was going to the MN state capitol-- a very fond memory!
@@hodo2053 I was there too
Spoiled it for me but honestly not even mad
I live in Kansas, and I've never been too awed by the capital building, but there is a mural of John Brown on the inside that must be seen if you get the chance.
Connecticut and New York remind me of the Canadian railway hotels, The Empress, Victoria, BC, Banff Springs, Alberta and Chateau Fronteac, QC, Quebec. They're gorgeous and worth a look if you like that style.
I'm from Philadelphia Pennsylvania and our Capital building is beautiful but I must say we have the best looking City Hall in the country. It's like just as grand as these.
The Maryland Capitol building isn’t only the oldest in use but the reason it’s in use is because it’s historically significant. It served as the US Capitol building and its where the Revolutionary War formally ended when George Washington resigned his commission as commander and chief of the continental army. The room where he resigned is still setup like it was on that day.
He resigned in the old Senate Chamber, which was replaced with a new Senate Chamber in the early 20th century. The House Chamber was also replaced and the original also still exists. Pretty cool how they re-created the resignation with the Statue of Washington.
I wish you could see what the Utah State Capitol looked like when the dome was new. Like the Statue of Liberty, it is copper-plated, so it has that grey-green patina now due to oxidation - but when it was first built, and when the sheeting was replaced in the 1980s, it shown with a burnished reflective copper hue that was absolutely stunning to see - especially at sunset. 🙂
I’m kinda sad Maryland was only 31. It’s SUCH a nice building. Beautiful on the inside, especially the view from the top of the dome. My dad was a State Delegate and we always got to go there.
I’m also a history buff, and knowing that one of the rooms in the building is the actual room where George Washington gave his Farewell Address, stepping down from his Presidency. The building is so rich in history and architecture, I just love it 💕
@@br7nf-n573 I can see why you think it's so beautiful. I would definitely have to agree with you because I love me some good historical architecture and buildings. However, with that being said, it's not necessarily "grand" or "flashy" so I can still see how someone else could view it as not as eye catching.
My home state got No. 2! Iowa's state capitol took over a decade to construct. The same architect also designed the one in IL. He died before the one in Iowa was finished.
The Wisconsin capitol is gorgeous, glad you like it! I, like many wisconsinites, am very proud of my state and would be happy to give you a tour of Madison if you're ever in the area! We love to show our home off 😊
Pennsylvania State Capitol building is my personal favorite, but I'm biased because I live down the street from it 😅
I'm going to agree with the ranking of my state's capitol: Wyoming! I've wandered around inside of it, and it's absolutely beautiful! The ground floor as well as the impressive main stairways are all done in black and white marble quarried in Wyoming. Many of the bigger rooms have amazing Wyoming-themed paintings and murals, all painted by Wyoming artists. There are a number of bronze statues and sculptures. The corridors and hallways are adorned with lots of historic photos of previous state governors, judges, representatives, congress people, etc. If you ever come to Wyoming, you definitely need to tour our capitol!
I've seen some insanely nice long distance angles of the Minnesota capitol at night and WOW it's stunning
Some capitols are in the Greek Revival styles. Doric Ionian and Corinthian columns.
Construction on the Minnesota state capitol building was started in 1896 and was renovated from 2013-2017
It is totally awesome inside ... It has all of its original artwork and architecture and charm!
The Minnesota State Capitol dome is the second largest self-supported marble dome in the world, behind Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol building is probably the most beautiful Capitol building in the whole United States. In this video you only saw the outside of it. But I recommend two videos that you can choose from, if you'd like, to view on your Channel. I cannot put the links in the comments here because RUclips does not allow links, but the titles are as follows:
A Legislative Report Touring the Historic Pa. Capitol
And,
Focus on the 46th: PA Capitol Tour
Both videos are similar in content, but each shows a different angle of the beauty of the building. I highly recommend that you watch both of them and then choose from one of them to show to the folks on your channel. I know for sure that you will enjoy these videos. One thing I will say about the Pennsylvania state capital which is mentioned in the tour, is that the gold inside the Capitol building is all real. It is 23 karat gold leaf. They never kept track of how much gold they put into the Capitol building; therefore we have no idea how much is exactly in the building. That, and many other things, will be explained during these tours. I highly encourage you to watch them. I really hope that you are able to put it on your Channel.
Georgia Capitol building is amazing! The gold dome is basically the icon of the building.
I felt that
nice, video really the first time every getting to see what the capitol buildings of each state looks like
The Virginia firm that I work for did the renovation design for the Wyoming capitol. Fun fact, the state seal in the entry is a mosaic composed of hundreds of small stone chips. It was created by a Virginia artist and uses a lot of stone from Virginia.
Beesley many state capitol buildings have domes like US Capitol Building. All of these are built using Roman architecture. Google the Pantheon
Telling anyone to Google the Pantheon is insulting. Doubly so an architect. I’m sure you didn’t mean to insult his intelligence and culture, but it’s like telling an astronaut to Google Apollo 11.
@@dgpatter Chill, dude.
I am from CT and went to school across the street from that building. It is surrounded by a lovely treed park. A great place to take your books and sit out in the sun to study; especially in spring and fall.
Pennsylvania baby! I live 20min from the capitol and its beautiful! Too bad the city isnt very safe
I happen to live in Madison, WI and although we don't have an exposed underground, our state capitol bldg is EXTREMELY accessible, which is supremely important. My sister was married there & there couldn't be a more stately setting than that. 10/10 from me lol 😁
I’ve had relatives live in Madison, and they talked about how they would cut through the Capitol on their daily commute.
I go to the California capitol daily to exercise and it’s such a nice building and the gardens around it are gorgeous. You could spend hours walking the gardens and looking at the memorials.
I grew up and eventually moved back to the Capital District of NY (Albany area).
I have worked in the Capitol building and the Legislative Office Building. The Empire Plaza in Albany NY is one of the most breathtaking feats of architecture that isn't centuries old.
Massive slabs of green mountain marble, the million dollar staircase, an entire underground pedestrian path with shops that connects the LOB, the Capitol, all 4 agency buildings, The Egg, and the NYS Museum.
It's a small town especially compared to NYC. But Empire Plaza is ABSOLUTELY beautiful. When I was growing up I even worked at a restaurant whose bar is the longest solid mahogany bar in the U.S. and came straight from Tammany Hall.
As someone from Wisconsin I am a little bit bias for our capitol. But it really is beautiful. If you can go on line and pull up a picture of it at night. It is amazing
I grew up within walking distance of Iowa's Capitol building, spent many summers exploring inside and climbing the spiral staircase to its dome. It's been over 50 years since those days but that dome still grabs my attention. Each time I pass by, it reminds me I am finally hone after 47 years.
There are only two double domed capital building, one in Washington, DC and the one in Austin, TX. The Austin building is made of Texas pink granite and it is beautiful.
I know someone who's job had him meeting with government employees in several state Capitol buildings. He said the view from an office in Alaska's Capitol building was the most stunning he had ever seen. So if the ranking was the view looking out of the 50 state Capitols, Alaska may have come in first.
I live in Madison, WI, which also houses the main state university. When I saw Hawaii's, it instantly reminded me of the humanities building on campus.
Every kid grows up visiting the Capitol in Texas. While this video states it looks dirty on the outside it's made from Texas red granite. The inside of Texas limestone and the 85,too sq ft roof is made of copper. Honestly with it's open underground part it's stunning! Proud of my states Capitol building.
I grew up in Texas and I don't remember going..
Years ago I was a tour guide at the Wisconsin State Capitol...we had several guests who had been to all state capitols who considered it the most beautiful of all
What he showed is the Old State Capital of NC and is no longer used. It's open for tourists to explore. The newer (1964) Legislature Building is about a block away and houses both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
You got Maryland correct. Good job !
I personally like Arkansas and Mississippi Capitols best. And to me Connecticut looks like something you would see at Disney World. I enjoy your videos.
I live in Wisconsin and proud of our capital. The inside is gorgeous as well. Thank you for the compliment.
Wisconsin state capitol at night from a distance, especially across the lakes, looks gorgeous
The trees around the California state Capitol are all different varieties of fruit trees.
This video is giving me bucket list material.
The Oregon capitol does look like a Mormon temple
It really does haha
Yooo! That's awesome, I see Oregon in the thumbnail. You rock man!🤘 - This Oregonian
I think the Virginia State Capitol is much better than it's ranking for three reasons: 1) it was also the national capitol of the Confederate States of America, it's own country at the time, 2) it was designed by Thomas Jefferson while in France after studying the best buildings there, sending a plaster model by sea back home, and 3) like the original North Carolina Capitol it was dedicated by the founder of our country George Washington. You just don't get that kind of history in Wyoming or California.
Subscribed to you because you chose Wisconsin as your favorite, trust your judgement more than
Doesn't surprise me that there are so many with domes that don't quite match. Probably many domes were built in stages.
Hawaii's looks like a library I frequented as a kid. And strangely like a bank I went to as an adult.
I grew up in Hartford, CT but now live in the San Francisco Bay but the Connecticut State capital building in Hartford was suppose to have a clock and not a dome. They thought it would resemble Big Ben so they changed it to a gold dome.
I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska and was very used to living with the GPP (Giant Prairie Penis), a local name for the capitol building when I was a kid. The interior is a stunning art deco with unreal murals and mosaic floors. I've seen a bunch of these buildings in person (WA, OR, CA, ID, UT, CO, WY, MN, IA, WI, OK, TX, CT, PA, VT, GA, LA). Of those I've seen in person, my favorites are Iowa, Wisconsin and Connecticut, and easily the worst is Louisiana. Iowa is very impressive in person, and Wisconsin is integrated so nicely into the core of downtown Madison. The only drawback for Connecticut is that it's in the middle of a park-like setting next to Hartford's sketchy downtown, and would not feel safe going anywhere near it at night without a whistle, mace and cell phone with "9 1" already keyed into the dial pad.
And the building is so beautiful inside, I never got bored looking around even though I passed through multiple times everyday.
I live in Madison, Wisconsin. Our state Alitalia building is nice for a tour. The university of Wisconsin is very close and adds to nice set. Of it.
What is missing in the commentary on Connecticut's capitol is the setting. It is downtown, on a hill, at the edge of the central park; Bushnell Park. Also, it showed the back of the capitol but not the front. The interior is beautiful. The old Capitol is in the center of downtown. It is something to see. Built in 1796 by Charles Bullfinch, it has period desks in both chambers and the governor's office. By the way, the Rhode Island capitol is outrageously beautiful. It is set is a plaza.
I'm from New Hampshire - the dome re-guilded a few times on the state capital. I seem to remember there being reconstruction on the dome structure at one point but I can't find anything on the internet. But that would account for the contrast with the main building. Its a beautiful building in person
As a Hoosier (Indiana), he forgot mention the Statehouse also has a direct view to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis
I’m a sucker for a dome too! Love this video!!
The domes are copper clad, depending on renewal it could care less for your offense of contrast. Copper oxide goes to green...
I think Wisconsin is the best, love its setting and if just looks impressive driving around it. I think Michigan was rated too low but I'm kind of biased having worked 30 years in a building in the capitol complex. The dome is much differently shaped than the others but it's very nice inside with a unique glass floor in the rotunda.
Just an interesting note on the Texas state capitol. The statue on top has a face that is pretty scary up close. That was done on purpose, as those in charge realized that the sharp, chiseled features would blend into an attractive face from a distance, whereas a beautiful face up close would have blended into a blank, featureless face at a distance. I'm sure that not many people noticed prior to the invention of good cameras, helicopters and drone video. Check it out -- I really think you will be shocked!
Regarding the contrast between some of these domes and their buildings - a lot of the domes are painted cast iron, whereas the buildings supporting them are stone, so they will weather differently.
West Virginia's capitol building was designed by one of America's pre-eminent classical architects, Cas Gilbert. The building underwent many changes, and budget reductions, during design and construction. He also designed the Wisconsin State Capitol, as well as the United States Supreme Court Building.
Fun fact RE US Capitol buildings. The Old Courthouse in St. Louis was built before the current Missouri Capitol building in Jefferson City, and before the current Capitol building in DC. BOTH were modeled after the Old Courthouse in St. Louis.
St. Charles was Missouri first Capitol city.
My top three are 3. Hawaii 2. Washington (cause I’ve visited and the inside makes it that look much better), and 1. Colorado, I always loved how it looked as I passed through Denver and throwin in the fact the step that’s at 5280 ft is a different color (Denver is the mile high city) it just does it for me
I was in North Dakota's capitol building once and it was the tallest building in that state at that time. I found really weird but the state has a very, very low populous, so it's probably what the taxes could afford. Wisconsin's state capitol is just off highway 94 and can be seen on a drive to Chicago and yes, it is a beautiful capitol building. I grew up in East Saint Paul, Minnesota and that building I've been in several times. The marble is through out the building and the dome looks much like our countries capitol as Wisconsin does. It's all in opinion though, I seen a lot of gorgeous buildings in this video. Another good video and thank you, Mr. Beesley.
I am in Iowa. I have had the chance in the past to climb up a crane on a project I was working on and take pictures of the capitol building as the sun was coming up behind it. Completely stunning.
A lot of these capitals look so much more impressive in person. At the same time, some of them look worse. I honestly think you have to see them in person in order to judge. It's really tough to judge from a picture.
As an architect, you need to look into when they were built, what materials were available and what the budget was. Who was the architect? What were his credentials at that time? The video person is allowed to just go by what he likes, but you need more information before you judge. We have one courthouse building in Texas that they just built a square building around the outside of the existing building because at the time it needed to be replaced, that is all they could afford.
A dome, large stairs, and nice grounds are key for capitol buildings in my opinion. Being on top of a hill is big plus also.
One thing about New York's design: it was intended to include both a tower and a dome, but it was found that the land wouldn't support it. Also, Massachusetts also has an Old State House, with a couple of supporters on the roofline you might recognize....
I heard that they had run out of money for the dome. New York’s of course cost more than the U.S. Capitol building and they were built at the same time. They even have a million dollar staircase.
a bit of architectural trivia, the Rhode Island Capitol dome is the fourth largest self supported marble dome in the world. it's beaten by St. Peter's, the Taj Mahal and the Minnesota State Capitol.
WooWoo. Minnesota is #4. We're never that high up in rankings (except in regards to bad things like snow, low temps, taxes, etc)! Though looking at it in comparison with these others, I have to say, Minnesotan though I am, it is a beautiful building. If you see it in aerial views with the St Paul Cathedral nearby, they're pretty stunning together.