{"id":1280,"date":"2010-10-24T14:34:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-24T21:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pedrozaplace.com\/blog1\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2010-10-24T14:34:24","modified_gmt":"2010-10-24T21:34:24","slug":"colorado-state-capitol-72408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpedroza.com\/blog1\/colorado-state-capitol-72408\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado State Capitol 7\/24\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Colorado State Capitol is a rather imposing structure. I guess if you are going to have a city called the “mile high” city, you are going to need a State Capitol to match it. You might think this is a joke, but it is not. If you pay attention when you walk up the stairs there it says “one mile above sea level.”<\/p>\n

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\nThe Colorado State Capitol was built in the 1890s but wasn’t dedicated until 1894. When you walk up to the building and when you walk inside you a confronted with this big golden dome.
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\nIt was completed in 1908, and yes, it is real gold.
\nFor those with a bit of stamina and no fear of confined twirling endless stairs you can go climb right to the top of the dome.
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\nYour reward for doing this will be spectacular vistas both inside and out:
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\nThe Colorado capitol has very elegant chamber rooms decorated with esquisite stain glass windows. It makes for a very bright yet opulent look:
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\nTours to the Capitol are free Mon-Fri 9AM-2:30PM, but may require reservations<\/a>. You should also note that the dome is considered a separate tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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