The Texas State Capitol

The Texas State Capitol

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  • Address: Austin, Texas
  • Hours: Monday - Friday: 7am - 10pm Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 8pm
  • Admission: Free

The Texas State Capitol
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The Texas State Capitol building and its stunning presence on the Austin landscape earns its place on the National Register of Historic Places with ease. An extraordinary example of stonework and 19th-century architecture, the Texas State Capitol is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most “stately” state capitols with its elaborate limestone work and impressive dome, which reaches 15 feet above its Washington counterpart.

Offering a panoramic view over all of Austin from the capitol dome, the 1888 Texas State Capitol has the largest square footage of any state capitol in the Unites States, and is only seconded by the National Capitol in Washington D.C. A tour through these beautiful grounds will do more than expose you to the history of Texas legislation, but will tell “a true Texas story.”

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5 star rating: Highly Recommended Review by Joe M, February 2013

The largest state Capitol is taller than the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Built of pink Texas granite, the "Pink Building" is a Texas landmark.

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