The Texas State Capitol building will always remain in my mind as the building that sparked my wild interest in history. My grandfather, a proud Texan, brought me to see the capitol for the first time when I was about 11 years old. I remember him enthusiastically guiding me from room to room, educating me on the use and history of every single facet of the building.
Badly needing a new monument to represent their young statehood, famous architect Elijah E. Myers was granted approval for the design of the state capitol building in 1880. More than 1000 workers were employed to for the construction project which consisted of 392 rooms and 924 windows.[1]
The dome was added seven years later, which is my favorite part of the building as it reminds me of the famous U.S. Capitol building, which in fact, is actually over 14.5 feet shorter than the Texas Capitol. Located in Austin, TX, the building was put on the National Register of Historic Places and remains one of the most renown capitol buildings in the United States.[2]
