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The Wisconsin State Capitol is 284.4 feet high from the ground floor to the top of the statue on the dome - just three feet and one-half inch shorter than our Nation's Capitol in Washington D.C. The exterior of the Capitol is constructed entirely of White Bethel Vermont granite.
The Wisconsin State Capitol, located in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature along with the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor.
The best way to experience the beauty and grandeur of Wisconsin's Capitol building (located at 2 East Main Street, Madison, WI 53702) is to see it for yourself. Free tours are offered daily, except on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas.
The most iconic silhouette in our city's skyline, the Wisconsin State Capitol is the tallest building in Madison — and the dome is one of the largest in the world.
A Virtual Reality tour of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Click and drag to move and view 360 degree views. A fast Internet connection is recommended. A chronological history of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
From the first edition, The Wisconsin State Capitol Guide and History is the only one of its kind to be sanctioned and recognized as the official history and guide of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Wisconsin has the first electric voting machine in the world installed in the Assembly Chamber in 1917.
Take a tour of the State Capitol Building on a Google Cardboard headset.
The Madison Capitol is distinguished as being the only State Capitol ever built on an isthmus. Reaching to a height of over 200 feet, the Capitol dome is topped by Daniel Chester French's elegant gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin."
The State's flagship facility houses the State Senate, the State Assembly, the State Supreme Court, the Attorney General, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and their respective staffs. The Capitol Police and the DOA Capitol Tour staff also occupy space in the building.
The second floor is home to the state’s greatest debates, holding the Assembly, Senate and state Supreme Court chambers.
