Georgia State Capitol
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Georgia State Capitol
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East side (rear) of The Georgia State Capitol
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| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°44′56.5476″N 84°23′17.0772″W / 33.749041000°N 84.388077000°WCoordinates: 33°44′56.5476″N 84°23′17.0772″W / 33.749041000°N 84.388077000°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Edbrooke and Burnham |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 71001099 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1971 |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973 |
The Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, is an architecturally and historically significant building. It has been named a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the main office building of Georgia's government. The offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state are on the second floor, while the General Assembly meets on the third floor from January to April. The fourth floor houses visitors' galleries overlooking the legislative chambers and a museum.
The capitol site was occupied previously by the first Atlanta City Hall. To encourage the state government to relocate the capital city to rapidly growing and industrialized Atlanta from rural Milledgeville, the city donated the site. The first capitol in Louisville no longer stands, while in Augusta and Savannah the legislature met in makeshift facilities, perhaps causing (or caused by) the alternation of those two cities as capital. The legislature also met at other places, including Macon, especially during and just after the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
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