US-3186936 Washington State Capitol

The Washington State Capitol in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains chambers for the Washington State Legislature and offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and treasurer and is part of a campus consisting of several buildings. Buildings for the Washington Supreme Court, executive agencies and the Washington Governor's Mansion are part of the capitol campus.

The Legislative Building, the main building in the campus, was completed in 1928 after six years of construction.  It is comprised of more than 173 million pounds of stone, brick, concrete and steel. Washington State Capitol’s Legislative Building is the fifth-tallest masonry dome in the world and the tallest in North America, rising 287 feet high.

This postcard came from hootnoodle Mary (6 February 2015) Postcrossing.