Pennsylvania Capitol
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg. The building was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town hall
- Description: state capitol building of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Pennsylvania State Capitol”
- Address: 501 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State Museum of Pennsylvania and Cathedral of Saint Patrick.
State Museum of Pennsylvania
Museum
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The State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit history museum at 300 North Street in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It is run by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to preserve and interpret the Commonwealth's history and culture. State Museum of Pennsylvania is situated 700 feet northwest of Pennsylvania Capitol.
Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Church
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The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Harrisburg and is the seat of its bishop. Cathedral of Saint Patrick is situated 840 feet west of Pennsylvania Capitol.
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
Museum
The Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It present exhibits related to science and the performing arts, and also offers a digital cinema. Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Capitol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Ridge Historic District and SoMa.
Fox Ridge Historic District
Neighborhood
The Fox Ridge Historic District is a municipal historic district and neighborhood within Midtown, Harrisburg recognized by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
SoMa
Neighborhood
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SoMa, or South of Market Street, is a neighborhood in Downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania around South Third Street, bounded by Market to the north, 3rd to the west, Chestnut to the south, and 4th to the east.
Summit Terrace
Neighborhood
Summit Terrace is a historic neighborhood within the Central Allison Hill section of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is bound by State Street, North Thirteenth Street, Bailey Street, North Twelfth Street, and Royal Terrace.
Pennsylvania Capitol
- Categories: capitol building and government building
- Location: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.26439° or 40° 15′ 52″ northLongitude
-76.88374° or 76° 53′ 2″ westElevation
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
87G57478+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 367967501OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=townhall
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Pennsylvania Capitol” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مبنى الكابيتول في ولاية بنسلفانيا”
- Bengali: “পেনসিলভেনিয়া স্টেট ক্যাপিটল”
- Catalan: “Capitoli Estatal de Pennsilvània”
- Chinese: “賓夕法尼亞州議會大廈”
- Dutch: “Pennsylvania State Capitol”
- French: “Capitole de l’État de Pennsylvanie”
- French: “Pennsylvania State Capitol”
- Hebrew: “קפיטול מדינת פנסילבניה”
- Italian: “Campidoglio”
- Japanese: “議事堂”
- Persian: “ساختمان کاپیتول ایالت پنسیلوانیا”
- Persian: “کاپیتول ایالت پنسیلوانیا”
- Portuguese: “Capitólio Estadual da Pensilvânia”
- Portuguese: “Pennsylvania State Capitol”
- Russian: “Капитолий штата Пенсильвания”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Parlament Pensilvanije, Harrisburg”
- Slovenian: “državni kapitol Pensilvanije”
- Slovenian: “Pennsylvania State Capitol”
- Spanish: “Capitolio del Estado de Pensilvania”
- Western Panjabi: “پنسلوانیا سٹیٹ کیپیٹل”
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