Iowa State Capitol

The Iowa State Capitol, commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in 's capital city, . As the seat of the Iowa General Assembly, the building houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State.
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Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—5:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Government building
  • Description: state capitol building of the U.S. state of Iowa
  • Also known as: Iowa Statehouse
  • Address: 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ola Babcock Miller Building and Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument.

Government building
The , also known as the State Library of Iowa, is a historic building located in , . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Iowa State Historical Building. is situated 650 feet northeast of Iowa State Capitol.

Monument
is situated 560 feet south of Iowa State Capitol.

Garden
The is a 12-acre botanical garden located near , United States, on the east bank of the and north of I-235. is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Iowa State Capitol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Village and Des Moines.

Neighborhood
Historic is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central , United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.

, capital of , is in the western region of the American . is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.

Neighborhood
is the central business district of and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the to the east, the to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.

Iowa State Capitol

Latitude
41.5912° or 41° 35′ 28″ north
Longitude
-93.60382° or 93° 36′ 14″ west
Elevation
896 feet (273 metres)
Inception
1871
Levels
4
Open location code
86H8H9RW+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34105125
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4862147
Wiki­data ID
Q2977124
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Iowa State Capitol” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كابيتول ولاية آيوا
  • Arabic: مبنى الكابيتول بآيوا
  • Catalan: Capitoli Estatal d’Iowa
  • Chinese: 愛荷華州議會大廈
  • Dutch: Iowa State Capitol
  • French: Capitole de l’État de l’Iowa
  • Italian: Campidoglio
  • Japanese: アイオワ州会議事堂
  • Japanese: アイオワ州議会議事堂
  • Persian: ساختمان پارلمان ایالتی آیووا
  • Persian: ساختمان پارلمان ایالتی ایووا
  • Persian: ساختمان پایتخت ایالت آیووا
  • Persian: ساختمان پایتخت ایالت ایووا
  • Persian: ساختمان کاپیتل ایالت آیووا
  • Persian: ساختمان کاپیتل ایالت ایووا
  • Persian: کاپیتول ایالتی آیووا
  • Persian: کاپیتول ایالتی ایووا
  • Portuguese: Capitólio do Estado de Iowa
  • Portuguese: Capitólio Estadual de Iowa
  • Russian: Капитолий штата Айова
  • Slovenian: državni kapitol Iowe
  • Slovenian: Iowa State Capitol
  • Spanish: Capitolio del Estado de Iowa
  • Ukrainian: Капітолій штату Айова
  • Western Panjabi: آئیووا سٹیٹ کیپیٹل

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Iowa State Capitol”. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.