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Aerial View of Utah State Capitol Building – Salt Lake City

Aerial View of Utah State Capitol Building - Salt Lake City

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The Utah State Capitol Building was constructed over 4 yeras, between 1912-1916. designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, it uses the Neoclassical revival, Corinthian architectural style.

The building houses two of three branches of state government. The Utah House and Senate, and the executive branch. The building houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the state auditor.

Statues on the grounds of the capitol include those for Daniel C. Jackling, Edward Harriman, Thomas L. Kane, Martha Hughes Cannon, Marriner S. Eccles, and one to Chief Massasoit as a tribute to the Wampanogas chief who greeted the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

Utah’s first capitol building, known today as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, is located in Fillmore.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Cathedral of the Madeleine – Salt Lake City, Utah

Cathedral of the Madeleine - Salt Lake City, Utah

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An interior view of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, with its decorative columns, stained glass windows, iconography art and lighting. The cathedral is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The cathedral was built under the direction of Lawrence Scanlan, the first bishop of Salt Lake. It was designed by architects Carl M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg. The outside is a Neo-Romanesque design, while the inside is Neo-Gothic. Construction began in 1900 and was completed in 1909. It was dedicated by Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore.

Utah Capitol and Oquirrh Mountains Winter Sunset – Salt Lake City

Utah Capitol and Oquirrh Mountains Winter Sunset - Salt Lake City

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The sun sets over the Salt Lake Valley and the snowy Oquirrh Mountains. The lights of the Utah Capitol building, Salt Lake City, and surrounding communities can be seen in the distance. Winter has come to northern Utah.

The Utah State Capitol Building was constructed over 4 yeras, between 1912-1916. designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, it uses the Neoclassical revival, Corinthian architectural style.

The building houses two of three branches of state government. The Utah House and Senate, and the executive branch. The building houses the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and the state auditor.

Utah’s first capitol building, known today as the Utah Territorial Statehouse, is located in Fillmore.

The current capitol was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.