Nebraska State Capitol

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Facts

• The State Capitol was the tallest building in the state of Nebraska until the Woodmen Tower in Omaha was completed in 1969.
• A public observation deck is on the 14th floor.
• This is the 2nd-tallest capitol building in the United States. Only the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge rises higher.
• This was the first state capitol building to deviate from a traditional capitol building type to the tower. The Louisiana State Capitol, North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, and State Capitol Tower in Tallahassee have followed suit.
• The Nebraska State Capitol was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and made a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
• The statue "the Sower" atop the building is 19 feet tall.