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The '''Kansas State Capitol''', known also as the '''Kansas Statehouse''', is the building housing the [[Governor of Kansas|executive]] and [[Kansas Legislature|legislative]] branches of government for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]]. Located in the city of [[Topeka]], which has served as the capital of Kansas since the territory became a state in 1861, the building is the second to serve as the Kansas Capitol.<ref name="
The dome, at {{convert|304|ft|abbr=on}}, is taller than the {{convert|288|ft|abbr=on}} [[United States Capitol dome]], although its diameter ({{convert|50|ft|abbr=on}}) is approximately half that of the national capitol ({{convert|96|ft|abbr=on}}). It is one of the few capitols in the United States that continue to offer tours that go to the top of the dome.<ref name="Schuster">{{cite web|url=http://www.kansasphototour.com/capitol.htm|title=Kansas State Capitol Building|publisher=KansasPhotoTour.com|access-date=2009-04-06}}</ref> Visitors enter the dome by climbing 296 steps leading from the fifth floor to the top.<ref name="steps">{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-state-capitol-online-tour-dome-1/16649|title=Kansas State Capitol online tour|publisher=Kansas State Historical Society|access-date=2009-04-06}}</ref>
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[[File:State capitol building ca1889 Topeka byConePhotography KansasStateHistoricalSociety.png|thumb|160px|left|Under construction]]
The building was declared officially complete in 1903, after 37 years of construction.<ref name="timeline2"
It was not until 1988 that a design for a sculpture to stand atop the dome was finally approved. '''Ad Astra''', a {{convert|22+2/12|ft|m|sigfig=4|adj=on}} bronze sculpture weighing {{convert|4420|lb}}, was installed atop the dome on October 10, 2002.<ref name="statue">{{cite web|title=Kansas State Capitol - Ad Astra|url=http://www.kshs.org/places/capitol/stories_ad_astra.htm|publisher=Kansas State Historical Society|date=June 2011|access-date=2011-06-15}}</ref> The sculpture, by [[Richard Bergen]],<ref name="Bergen">{{cite news|title=Tribes participate in statue dedication|url= http://cjonline.com/indepth/adastra/stories/110502_com_adastra.shtml|first=Chris|last=Grenz|date=4 November 2002|work=Topeka Capital-Journal|publisher=cjonline.com|access-date=2011-06-15}}</ref> depicts a [[Kaw (tribe)|Kansa]] Native American with bow and arrow pointed at the [[North Star]] and was chosen from 27 entries to adorn the dome.<ref name="contenders">{{cite news|title=Capitol dome contenders—Runner-up: The grounded 'Ad Astra'|first=Matt|last=Moline|url=http://cjonline.com/indepth/adastra/stories/111702_kan_dome1.shtml|date=16 November 2002|work=Topeka Capital-Journal|publisher=cjonline.com|access-date=2011-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007093830/http://cjonline.com/indepth/adastra/stories/111702_kan_dome1.shtml|archive-date=7 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The title Ad Astra is [[Latin]] shortening of the [[state motto]] [[Per aspera ad astra|Ad Astra Per Aspera]] ''To the stars through difficulty''.
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* {{YouTube|ioN5eZCAPVI|Copper From Statehouse Dome Becomes Art}}, from ''Hatteberg's People'' on [[KAKE]] TV news
* [https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/search/searchterm/kansas%20state%20capitol/field/subjec/mode/exact/conn/and Publications concerning the Kansas State Capitol building available via the KGI Online Library]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Topeka, Kansas]]
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