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Our state capital has been in use since…
Jan 1, 1905
The walls and ceilings are made of stone from Mankato and kasota, Minnesota. This stone is…
Limestone
What are the types of wood used to build the capital.
White oak and mahogany.
The architect is named… (and where he’s from)
Cass Gilber from Minnesota.
The capital cost approximately…
$4,500,000
Name three branches of the government.
Legislative, executive, and judicial.
The outside of the building above the granite foundation is of…
Marble from Georgia.
the marble in the steps and handrails is…
Creamy hauteville from France.
Minnesota became a state in…
1958
The state flower is a…
Pink and white lady slipper.
The ceiling in the corridors on the first floor are called…
Arabuscues.
The center area under the dome is called…
The Rotunda.
There are four kinds of stone in the building. Name four of them.
Granite, pipestone, limestone, and marble.
Most of the pictures in the governor‘s office are of…
The civil war period.
The pictures that line the corridors on the first floor are of…
Former state governors.
The 18 large pillars which surround the stairwell of the grand stairways are made of…
Breach from France.
How big are the pillars that surround the stairwell?
20 feet high, 3 feet in diameter, and 8 1/2 pounds.
How many pillars are there? What are they made of? Where are they from?
366, skyros marble, from Greece.
How many times does the legislative branch meet every two years.
120 times.
The highest seat in the senate is occupied by the…
lieutenant governor.
How many senators are there?
67
Senators are elected to run for _ years.
4
The marble in the senate is…
Fleur de peche or peach flower from France.
How many members in the house? Who is the leader?
135 (134+1) the speaker.
The statues around the rotunda are…
Civil war heroes.