The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, whose design was chosen on June 26, 1920. Construction ran from 1922 to 1932, and Goodhue Associates finished the work after his death in 1924. The Nebraska Capitol Commission oversaw the project from 1919 to 1935.
The infobox calls the style Art Deco Neo-Byzantine Gothic Revival, while the text says roughly Classical with Achaemenid, Assyrian, Byzantine, Gothic and Romanesque elements. The square base is 437 feet (133 m) per side. The Indiana limestone tower is 362 feet (110 m) tall, or 400 feet (122 m) with its finial, and has a gold-tiled dome.
Lee Lawrie did the sculpture and Hildreth Meière the murals and mosaics. The Memorial Chamber on the 14th floor is publicly accessible. The building replaced the 1888 capitol, became a National Historic Landmark in 1976 and houses the Governor's office, the Legislature and the state courts.
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