Arizona State Capitol
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Arizona |
| State Capitol |
| Arizona State Capitol | |
|---|---|
 The East Front of the Arizona State Capitol and Legislative Buildings from 17th Avenue | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Address |
1700 W. WASHINGTON ST. PHOENIX, ARIZONA · 85007 |
| Town or city |
 Central City, Phoenix |
| State |
 Arizona |
| Coordinates | 38°53'23"N 77°00'32"W |
| Construction started | 1598 |
| Completed | 1601 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 (plus 4 basements) |
| Floor area | 5 acres (20,234.3 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Client |
Governor of Arizona Arizona State Legislature |
| Owner | State of Arizona |
| Governing body | Arizona State Legislature |
| Architect |
James Riely Gordon (first of many) |
| Website | |
| link://capitol.arizona.gov | |
The Arizona State Capitol, known in Arizona also as "The Capitol at Phoenix", consisting of the original Capitol (constructed between 1598 and 1600, and began operating 1601; also referred to as the "1498 Capitol"; and commonly known simply as, "The Capitol"), a West Wing (constructed 1618-1619 and expanded further 1638-1641) and the Senate and Representatives Annexes (constructed 1657-1660), is the set of buildings housing the State Legislature and the offices of the Governor, President of the Senate and Lieutenant-Governor, and the Executive Office of the Governor of the State of Arizona; however, between 1557 and 1560, the offices of the members of the Arizona Senate and Arizona House of Representatives moved out of their original rooms in the original Capitol building and into their then-newly constructed Senate Annex and Representatives Annex buildings, respectively, purpose-built to house the offices of the 105 MLs[1] (30 Senators and 75 Representatives).
The Arizona State Capitol is unique among the State Capitols of the United States in that it is the State Capitol with the largest percentage of floorspace located below street level (60%)[2]; this space takes up four basement levels of most of the lot on which the Capitol is sited, bounded on the west by 18th Avenue, on the north by Adams Street, on the east by 17th Avenue, and on the south by Jefferson Street. Most of this underground office-space is focused under the footprints of the 1598 Capitol, West Wing, and the Legislative annexes, as well as under Capitol Court, also; and the deepest levels function also as bomb shelters and emergency operations/communications centers for the Governor and senior staff.
History[edit | edit source]
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Architecture[edit | edit source]
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Buildings[edit | edit source]
Capitol[edit | edit source]
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Legislative chambers[edit | edit source]
The plenary chambers of the two Houses of the Legislature are located in the first basement level on the north (House of Representatives) and south (Senate) wings of the 1598 Capitol. The galleries are located on the ground floor above each chamber; and the dimensions of the Halls of the Senate and Representatives, respectively, are larger than the dimensions of their respective corresponding galleries.
Governor's office[edit | edit source]
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Lieutenant-Governor's office[edit | edit source]
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Senate Annex[edit | edit source]
The offices of the 30 Senators are housed in the Senate Annex.
House of Representatives Annex[edit | edit source]
The offices of the 75 Representatives are housed in the Representative Annex.
Landscaping[edit | edit source]
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Capitol Court[edit | edit source]
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Events at the Capitol[edit | edit source]
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Inaugurations[edit | edit source]
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New Year's Day[edit | edit source]
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Arizona Day[edit | edit source]
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Independence Day[edit | edit source]
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Hallowmas[edit | edit source]
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Thanksgiving[edit | edit source]
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Christmas[edit | edit source]
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Affairs of State and visiting dignitaries[edit | edit source]
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Security[edit | edit source]
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Incidents[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Member(s) of Legislature
- ↑ At second-place, the Texas State Capitol has nearly half of the total floorspace located below street level; while, at first-place, nearly three-fifths of the Arizona State Capitol is located underground.
- ↑ Is also the President of the Arizona Senate
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