Wisconsin State Capitol Building Tour - Madison, WI

Madison is the capital of the state of Wisconsin. The city of Madison was built on an isthmus, a narrow strip of land between lakes Mendota and Monona. At the southwest end is Wisconsin’s State Capitol building.Show more

The free tours highlight the building's stonework, art and architecture. The tour begins in the rotunda. Next is the Governor's conference room, followed by the Hearing Room. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is shown. Finally, both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature are covered, the Wisconsin State Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly.

Big thank you to our tour guide Steve. Get ready to see some badgers!

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Credits:
Music: On, Wisconsin! by The University of Wisconsin Marching Band
Music: Ceremonial Prelude by Sir Cubworth

Image Credits:

Aerial Wisconsin State Capitol
By Lectrician2 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112871728

Edwin Blashfield
By Harris & Ewing - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress; Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID hec.17032.
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6067255

Kenyon Cox
By Pirie MacDonald - http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5127 or https://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2774019215/,
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5235716

Hugo Ballin
By Goldwyn Pictures - Exhibitor's Trade Review (Mar. - May 1924), on the Internet Archive,
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123064564

Michigan Territory
By Jengod - English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2113785
Wisconsin Territory
By Jengod - English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2113791

State Capitol (1863 engraving)
By Unknown author - Wisconsin Legislative Manual for 1863, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28246549

Charles Yardley Turner
By Smithsonian Institution from United States - Charles Yardley Turner, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51393197

Albert Herter
By Bain News Service, publisher - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress; Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.20918.
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3438905

Senate Paintings
By Daderot - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30917229

By Daderot - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30917230

By Daderot - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30917231

By Daderot - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30917232

Gov. Christian Herter taking oath of office at inauguration. January 6, 1955
Public Domain - Boston Public Library

George B. Post
By Scan by NYPL - https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-b1f1-d471-e040-e00a180654d7
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50021102