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Granite
The Capitol was built in the 1890s from Colorado white granite
Designed by Elijah E. Myers, the building was constructed in the 1890s from Colorado white granite and opened for use in November 1894. The General Assembly first convened inside on January 2, 1895.
The dome
The gold dome is covered in real gold leaf added in 1908
The distinctive gold dome consists of real gold leaf, first added in 1908, commemorating the Colorado Gold Rush. The main entrance hall is open 180 feet to the top of the dome, about the height of an 18-story building.
180 feetfrom the entrance hall to the top of the dome
Rose onyx
The rose onyx inside used up the entire known supply
The interior uses a large amount of Colorado Rose Onyx, a rare rose marble from a quarry near Beulah, Colorado. The amount used consumed the entire known supply. The gray granite outside came from the Aberdeen Quarry near Gunnison.
One mile
A step outside is engraved One Mile Above Sea Level, and it has moved
The official elevation of Denver is measured outside the west entrance, where the fifteenth step is engraved with the words One Mile Above Sea Level. A second marker was set in the 18th step in 1969, and a third in the 13th step after a survey in 2003.
Day 1, evening
It comes after Civic Center Park.
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