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Kentucky State Capitol
700 Capitol AvenueFrankford Franklin County Kentucky 40601
Kentucky State Capitol Building
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The capitol was designed by Frank Mills Andrews. He used the Beaux-Arts style and included many classical French interior designs. The staircases, for example, are replicas of those that appear in the Opéra Garnier in Paris.
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Landmark Trivia
- The chambers of the House of Representatives and Senate face each other on opposite ends of the third floor.
- The first floor contains the offices of the governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.
- The second floor contains the courtroom of the state Supreme Court, as well as the chambers of the justices.
- There is a partially buried basement level with mostly offices for clerks and maintenance personnel. It also contains a small gift shop and an underground tunnel to the neighboring Capitol Annex building.
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