New York State Capitol
Historic Site · Albany, New York
Thirty-two years in the building, 1867 to 1899, at a cost of some $25 million — ⚠ THE MOST EXPENSIVE GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN AMERICA WHEN IT WAS FINISHED — and designed by five architects in succession who could not agree, producing a Romanesque, Renaissance and Second Empire hybrid with NO DOME. Its MILLION DOLLAR STAIRCASE carries 77 carved portraits and a great many faces nobody has identified.
State Street at Eagle Street, Albany, New York, 12224, United States
⚠ FREE — there is no charge to enter the Capitol or to take a guided tour. ⚠⚠ BOOK THE FREE TOUR IN ADVANCE: it is the ONLY way to see the Senate and Assembly Chambers, tours run on a published weekday schedule, and WEEKEND AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED OR ABSENT. ⚠ Government-building security screening applies and photo ID may be required. ⚠ TOURS CAN BE CANCELLED AT SHORT NOTICE for state business, and parts of the building are restricted when the legislature sits, roughly January to June. ⚠ The Capitol connects to the EMPIRE STATE PLAZA — and its free State Museum and free observation deck — by indoor concourse; that row is in this database.
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