Tennessee State Capitol

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The Tennessee State Capitol is a historic Greek Revival-style government building in Nashville that houses the chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly and the offices of the governor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
historic building
state capitol building
architect Harvey Ackroyd
William Strickland
architecturalStyle Greek Revival architecture
surface form: Greek Revival
category Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee
Government buildings completed in 1859
Greek Revival architecture in Tennessee
National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee
State capitols in the United States
city Nashville
constructionStartDate 1845
coordinates 36.165°N 86.784°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designated National Historic Landmark
function seat of government of the State of Tennessee
governingBody Tennessee
surface form: State of Tennessee
hasBurialSiteOf James K. Polk
Sarah Childress Polk
hasDome no
hasFeature central tower
classical temple form
porticoes with Ionic columns
hasVisitorCenter yes
height approximately 206 feet
houses Office of the Governor of Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee House of Representatives
surface form: Tennessee House of Representatives chamber

Tennessee Senate
surface form: Tennessee Senate chamber
inaugurationDate 1859
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Davidson County, Tennessee
materialUsed limestone
marble
namedAfter Tennessee
surface form: State of Tennessee
near Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
NHLDesignationDate 1971
NRHPListingDate 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000722
ownedBy Tennessee
surface form: State of Tennessee
partOf Tennessee State Capitol self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tennessee State Capitol Complex
publicAccess open for guided tours
state Tennessee
surmounts Capitol Hill in Nashville
usedFor ceremonial events
legislative sessions
public tours

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Davidson County contains Tennessee State Capitol
Tennessee State Capitol annex and interiors partOf Tennessee State Capitol
Tennessee State Capitol annex and interiors locatedInBuilding Tennessee State Capitol
this entity surface form: Tennessee State Capitol main building
James K. Polk burialPlace Tennessee State Capitol
this entity surface form: Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee General Assembly meetsIn Tennessee State Capitol
William Strickland notableWork Tennessee State Capitol
William Strickland designed Tennessee State Capitol
Tennessee State Capitol partOf Tennessee State Capitol self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Tennessee State Capitol Complex
Davidson County, Tennessee contains Tennessee State Capitol
Sarah Childress Polk burialPlace Tennessee State Capitol