Completed in 1903, the Kansas State Capitol Building took 37 years to build at a cost of $3.2 million.  Today, that figure would not even buy the marble floor.  It's dome slightly surpasses the nation's Capitol at 304 feet in height.  The building was placed on the National Historic Register in 1971

After more than a century, the building's dome finally looks finished.  Original plans called for a sculpture to top the dome, but for various reasons, nothing was ever done.  This changed in the fall of 2002 with the placement of Richard Bergen's 22 foot tall bronze sculpture, "Ad Astra" atop the building's dome.  The sculpture is that of a Kaw Indian pointing his drawn bow at the north star.

Located on the 20 acre Capitol grounds are several statues, including one of Abraham Lincoln, a Pioneer Woman and Child, and even a replica of the Statue of Liberty.  Also on the grounds, located Northeast of the Capitol is the Law Officer Memorial, which contains the names of Kansas policemen killed in the line of duty.

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