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Colorado State Capitol
The
Colorado State Capitol Building
, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in
Denver
,
Colorado
, is the home of the
Colorado General Assembly
and the offices of the
Governor of Colorado
and
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
. The building is intentionally reminiscent of the
United States Capitol
. Designed by
Elijah E. Myers
, it was constructed in the 1890s from Colorado white granite, and opened for use in November 1894. The distinctive gold dome consists of real
gold leaf
, first added in 1908, commemorating the
Colorado Gold Rush
. The building is part of Denver's
Civic Center
area. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
as part of the Civic Center Historic District in 1974, and became part of the Denver Civic Center
National Historic Landmark District
in 2012.
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