Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, completed 1903. There are 38 domed state capitols in the US. This capitol is the second tallest of the 38. The dome is pure copper. It would take 2.3 million pure copper pennies to make up this dome! The statue atop the dome is the “Ad Astra” statue, which represents a Kaw warrior pointing his arrow at the North Star. The state’s official motto, “Ad astra per aspera,” is Latin for “To the stars through difficulty.”President Dwight Eisenhower is the only president from Kansas.President Abraham Lincoln statue on the capitol grounds.Also on the capitol grounds.The rotunda.Chandelier hanging from the top of the rotunda.There is much copper throughout the building. Quite beautiful.An Eisenhower statue inside the building.Mural depicting the civil rights struggle in Kansas. The landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka outlawed segregation of public schools.Senate chamber.From the Senate chamber, looking across the building to the House chamber.House of Representatives chamber.Speaker’s podium in the House.View from the podium.From the House chamber, looking across the building to the Senate chamber.
