Texas State Capitol, Congress Avenue & Downtown Austin
The Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue, Austin — the seat of the Texas state government, built 1882-1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style from sunset red granite quarried in Marble Falls, Texas — the tallest state capitol building in the United States (308 feet / 94 metres to the top of the Goddess of Liberty statue) and 14 feet taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC) dominates the Congress Avenue corridor, the grand axis of downtown Austin.
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Texas State Capitol, Congress Avenue & Downtown Austin — Arrival & Overview
The Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue, Austin — the seat of the Texas state government, built 1882-1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style from sunset red granite quarried in Marble Falls, Texas — the tallest state capitol building in the United States (308 feet / 94 metres to the top of the Goddess of Liberty statue) and 14 feet taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC) dominates the Congress Avenue corridor, the grand axis of downtown Austin.
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Texas State Capitol, Congress Avenue & Downtown Austin — Main Attraction
The Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue, Austin — the seat of the Texas state government, built 1882-1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style from sunset red granite quarried in Marble Falls, Texas — the tallest state capitol building in the United States (308 feet / 94 metres to the top of the Goddess of Liberty statue) and 14 feet taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC) dominates the Congress Avenue corridor, the grand axis of downtown Austin.
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Texas State Capitol, Congress Avenue & Downtown Austin — Historical Context
The Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue, Austin — the seat of the Texas state government, built 1882-1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style from sunset red granite quarried in Marble Falls, Texas — the tallest state capitol building in the United States (308 feet / 94 metres to the top of the Goddess of Liberty statue) and 14 feet taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC) dominates the Congress Avenue corridor, the grand axis of downtown Austin.
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Texas State Capitol, Congress Avenue & Downtown Austin — Cultural Experience
The Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue, Austin — the seat of the Texas state government, built 1882-1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style from sunset red granite quarried in Marble Falls, Texas — the tallest state capitol building in the United States (308 feet / 94 metres to the top of the Goddess of Liberty statue) and 14 feet taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC) dominates the Congress Avenue corridor, the grand axis of downtown Austin.
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Texas State Capitol, Congress Avenue & Downtown Austin — Local Life
The Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue, Austin — the seat of the Texas state government, built 1882-1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style from sunset red granite quarried in Marble Falls, Texas — the tallest state capitol building in the United States (308 feet / 94 metres to the top of the Goddess of Liberty statue) and 14 feet taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC) dominates the Congress Avenue corridor, the grand axis of downtown Austin.
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Texas State Capitol, Congress Avenue & Downtown Austin — Final Stop
The Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Avenue, Austin — the seat of the Texas state government, built 1882-1888 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style from sunset red granite quarried in Marble Falls, Texas — the tallest state capitol building in the United States (308 feet / 94 metres to the top of the Goddess of Liberty statue) and 14 feet taller than the US Capitol in Washington DC) dominates the Congress Avenue corridor, the grand axis of downtown Austin.