Iowa State Capitol
The Iowa State Capitol, commonly called the Iowa Statehouse, is in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Photo: Miles530, Public domain.
- 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.
Ola Babcock Miller Building
Government building
Photo: Wetteland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ola Babcock Miller Building, also known as the State Library of Iowa, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Iowa State Historical Building. Ola Babcock Miller Building is situated 650 feet northeast of Iowa State Capitol.
Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument
Monument
Photo: Queenbethc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument is situated 560 feet south of Iowa State Capitol.
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is a 12-acre botanical garden located near Downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of the Des Moines River and north of I-235. Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Iowa State Capitol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Village and Des Moines.
East Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.
Des Moines
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair.
Downtown Des Moines
Neighborhood
Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.
Iowa State Capitol
- Categories: museum, capitol building, heritage site, government office, building, office, and historic site
- Location: Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.5912° or 41° 35′ 28″ northLongitude
-93.60382° or 93° 36′ 14″ westElevation
896 feet (273 metres)Inception
1871Levels
4Open location code
86H8H9RW+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 34105125OpenStreetMap feature
building=governmentOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
4862147Wikidata 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.