New York State Capitol Building - Albany, New York
New York State Capitol Building - Albany, New York
Most state capitol buildings are domed with a definite similarity to the national capitol building. New York is totally different; it was inspired by Classical architecture as the Hotel de Ville in Paris. It took the efforts of four architects to get it to the stunning building it is today.
The building stands four hundred feet long and three hundred feet wide with five stories and a full basement and attic! It is constructed primarily of gray granite. The walls are over sixteen feet thick at the foundation to hold this massive structure. Read more
