United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Unknown1987View of members of the Georgia General Assembly in session in the House chamber at the Georgia State Capitol in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.In 1870, the state of Georgia purchased the recently completed Atlanta Opera House at the corner of Marietta and Forsyth Streets in downtown Atlanta, Georgia to house the state capitol. Atlanta had been designated the temporary state capital in 1868 and became the permanent capital in 1877. The state legislature continued to meet in the building until 1889, when the current Georgia State Capitol building was completed.image/jpegVIS 158.01.327ahc158001327a.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Southline Press, Inc. Photographs, Atlanta History CenterPoliticians--GeorgiaPoliticiansPolitics and government--Georgia--AtlantaLegislators--GeorgiaLegislative bodies--GeorgiaArchitectural elements--Georgia--AtlantaInteriors--Georgia--AtlantaGeorgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.)Georgia General AssemblyStillImage