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Colorado State Capitol

200 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203

(303) 866-2604

www.colorado.gov

Opened in 1894. It's dome is made of real gold plate. The 13th step on the west side of the building is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (the elevation shifts from time to time and a marker noting the one-mile elevation moves).

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Colorado State Capitol
Colorado State Capitol. Postcard ca. 1920.


Denver Mint with the Capitol in the distance
A look east on Colfax Avenue (Route 40). Denver Mint with the Capitol in the distance. Postcard ca. 1920.


Colorado State Capitol
Colorado State Capitol at Christmas. Postcard ca. 1960.


Colorado State Capitol
Colorado State Capitol. Postcard ca. 1930.



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