Learn more about austin all weekend, here on American History tv. The capitol has a commanding presence in austin. It is at the top of the hill. Capitol square is over 22 acres of parklike grounds. It has this beautiful renaissance revival style with sunset red granite. It is easy to see from almost any Vantage Point in downtown austin. We have a round dome, not unlike the nations capitol, topped by the goddess of liberty at the top of the capitol dome. Texans are proud of the fact that the Texas Capitol is actually taller than the national capital. When the first capitol was completed in 1853, it was very small and was not popular. Officials started to make plans for a grander, more fitting state capital for texas. Capitol for texas. They realize they could not afford what they had in mind and so they were able to set aside acres of land in the panhandle, and trade that so the Texas Capitol could be completed in 1888. It imparts to visitors the story of texas, the story of the land it
Completed in 1853, it was very small and was not popular. Officials started to make plans for a grander, more fitting State Capitol for texas. They realized they could not afford what they had in mind and so they were able to set aside 3 million acres of land in the panhandle, and trade that so the Texas Capitol could be completed in 1888. It imparts to visitors the story of texas, the story of the land it took to build the capitol but also about the history of the state of texas, not only as a state, but when it was the republic of texas. To have all the beautiful paintings throughout the building, and our capital tour guides get an opportunity to show the building to all our visitors we have a great opportunity to talk about the capitol and impart all that information to our visitors. When visitors walk into the South Entrance or another, they are originally start to see the grandeur of the architecture. We have such beautiful large spaces that it almost cries to be shown off to the
United states. The only textile in the historical artifact collection is the flag from the battle of san jacinto. It normally hangs on the dais behind the speakers rostrum. We only have it on display when the legislature is in session. It is very fragile and we try to keep it protected under the red drapery. We usually have a replica hanging in its place because the legislature will gavel in it january of 2015. We have the original on display and its one of those iconic Texas History artifacts all of our School Children who come to the capital to learn about Texas History, to learn about capital history and how to be a good citizen. They have the opportunity to see artifacts of close and personal. The capital welcomes more than a million visitors every year and we are thankful to be able to show them not only the capital itself and its wonderful historical furnishings and interiors, but we have a number of monuments on the Capitol Grounds to various causes. On the south rounds, we have
The capitol has a commanding presence in austin. It is at the top of the hill. Capitol square is over 22 acres of parklike grounds. It has this beautiful renaissance revival style with sunset red granite. It is easy to see from almost any Vantage Point in downtown austin. We have a round dome, not unlike the nations capitol, topped by the goddess of liberty at the top of the capitol dome. Texans are proud of the fact that the Texas Capitol is actually taller than the national capital. When the first capitol was completed in 1853, it was very small and was not popular. Officials started to make plans for a grander, more fitting State Capitol for texas. They realized they could not afford what they had in mind and so they were able to set aside acres of land in the panhandle, and trade that so the Texas Capitol could be completed in 1888. It imparts to visitors the story of texas, the story of the land it took to build the capitol but also about the history of the state of texas, not onl
It is one of the iconic Texas History artifacts that all of our School Children who come to the capital to learn about Texas History and learn about how to be a good citizen, they have an opportunity to see these kinds of artifacts up close and personal. The capital welcomes more than a million visitors a year and we are thankful to show them the capital itself and furnishings but we have a number of monuments on the grounds to various causes. On the south grounds we have four of the most historic monuments, Texas Rangers alamo, Confederate Monument and volunteer fireman monument. In the early 1990s the capitol under went a massive restoration exterior and interior. During the interior restoration we were able to return ten spaces to their turn of the century appearance. One of the spaces is the Supreme Court room. When myers completed the capitol in 1888 we were able to house all of State Government within these walls. State government has grown since then and at this point the Suprem