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The Kansas State Capitol, known also as the Kansas Statehouse, is the building housing the executive and legislative branches of government for the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in the city of Topeka, which has served as the capital of Kansas since the territory became a state in 1861, the building is the second to serve as the Kansas Capitol.
Topeka (/ t ə ˈ p iː k ə / tə-PEE-kə) [9] [10] is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. [1] It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States .
Tragic Prelude is a mural painted by the American artist John Steuart Curry for the Kansas State Capitol building in Topeka, Kansas. It is located on the east side of the second floor rotunda. On the north wall it depicts the abolitionist John Brown with a Bible in one hand, on which the Greek letters alpha and omega of Revelation 1:8 can be seen.
Topeka in 1856. Constitution Hall is on the left. While a permanent state capitol building was being planned, Constitution Hall was used as a part of the lemporary state capitol from 1864 to 1869. In an 1870s photo in the archives of the Kansas Historical Society, the temporary capitol is distinguishable from other nearby structures. [6]
State of Kansas leads top 10 list of Topeka's largest employers. State of Kansas: 9,919 employees. Stormont-Vail Health Care: 4,400 employees. Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc.: 3,439 employees.
This list of tallest buildings in Kansas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Kansas by height. The tallest building in Kansas is the Epic Center in Wichita, which contains 22 floors and is 385 ft (117 m) tall. The second-tallest building in the state is the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, which rises 326 feet (99 m).
A transgender inmate at the Kansas women's prison in Topeka has so far failed to convince a federal judge she is being discriminated against. Michelle Renee Lamb in November sued Gov. Laura Kelly ...
The State Capitol Building no longer hosts government meetings; The office of the governor is located in the Executive tower ... Kansas State Capitol: Topeka 300 W ...