- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia State Capitol
- Creator:
- Ralph Daniel
- Date of Original:
- 2011-09-09
- Subject:
- Georgia--Capital and capitol
Public buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Domes--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Statues--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The state capitol building, completed in 1889, features a cornerstone, interior floor and steps, and many walls made of Georgia marble. Marble mined in the state was also used to construct 60 percent of the monuments and the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Photograph of the Georgia state capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia. The gold-domed state structure, built on a hill in downtown Atlanta, was completed in 1889. Atop the dome is a statue of a woman with a torch in one hand and a sword in the other. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/marble/m-10485/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development. Please do not use any images without permission
Explore Georgia - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/georgia-state-capitol
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Photograph by Ralph Daniel - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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