0 Louisiana State Capital Building

 Louisiana State Capital Building  is an important building in Louisiana , which is located in Baton Rouge. The building is the office of governor.

Louisiana State Capital Building is a high one hundred thirty-seven meters, there are thirty-four floors and is the largest building in the U.S. Capitol, the tallest building in the Bethune Rouge and the seventh tallest building in Louisiana. It is located on twenty-seven acre parcel which includes Capitoline gardens.

 Louisiana State Capital is made of limestone produced in Alabama (Alabama). It is a gorgeous example of a building constructed in the style of classicism with elements of Art Deco. Such features were typical of buildings in the twenties of the last century.

The building is decorated with sculpted scenes from American history and the history of Louisiana, who are concentrated mostly in the beautiful tower of the building. Okoloko main entrance is engraved in stone, which reads: "We have lived long, but this is the noblest work of noble life." This quote is from Robert Livingston (Robert Livingston), who said that phrase in 1803.

At the main entrance stairs lead to the names of the states of the U.S. in order of accession of each of these States to the Union. After the first thirteen steps to symbolize the original thirteen states, is a small platform, and continue behind the stairs again to present and other states. Forty-ninth step presents Alaska (Alaska) and Hawaii (Hawaii) together as they joined the Union in 1959, after the building has been built.

Louisiana State Capital building replaced the old Capitol building, which was built in 1847. The new building was part of the campaign of Governor Huey Long (Huey Long) in 1928. Long signed a contract with the architectural firm of New Orleans (New Orleans)., Who had to design the building.

Excavation began in 1930 after Long was elected governor of Louisiana, and the building was finally built in 1932. Construction of the new building cost five million dollars.

Ironically, in the Louisiana State Capital building in 1935 Long, who has become a senator at the time, was wounded by an assassin. Senator Long died two days after the attack. His body was buried within the Capitol gardens.

There is a monument erected, which is a statue which depicts him holding a model of his building stands proudly in the English garden in the shadow of the tower, which was part of the political platform of Huey Long.

To this day the bullet holes can be seen on the wall of the building. Modern building at Louisiana State Capital will forever be linked to the political career of Huey Long.