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Capitol Hill Park: Over 40 acres of lawns, trees, flower beds,
and shrubs surround the Capitol. From the south steps, you can see
many Kwanzan trees that line the circle drive. The building is made
of granite from quarries in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Richard Kletting,
the architect of the Capitol building, modeled his design after
our nation's capitol, but the building was also influenced by the
designs of the Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Kentucky capitols. The
dome is covered with a sheet of Utah copper, which was replaced
in 1980 after a storm blew off a significant portion of the original
roofing.
http://www.utah.gov/capitoltour/
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