The best way to experience the beauty and grandeur of Wisconsin's Capitol building (located at 2 East Main Street, Madison, WI 53702) is to see it for yourself. Free tours are offered daily, except on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas.

The Wisconsin State Capitol is the tallest building in Madison, a distinction that has been preserved by legislation that prohibits buildings taller than the 187 feet (57 m) columns surrounding the dome.

In 1837, construction begins on the new Madison Capitol. Stone for the first Madison Capitol is from Maple Bluff and is ferried across Lake Mendota to the foot of North Hamilton Street. Also, oak used in the building is locally harvested from Gilman Street in Madison.

The tour covers up to six areas of the Capitol: the Rotunda, the Assembly, the Senate, the North Hearing Room, the Governor's Conference Room, and the Supreme Court.

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Built in 1917, the Capitol is a center point of activity in Madison. The most iconic silhouette in our city's skyline, the Wisconsin State Capitol is the tallest building in Madison — and the dome is one of the largest in the world.

Constructed from 1906 to 1917, the facility contains 531,315 GSF of space. It was designed with four equal wings of five (5) stories and a central rotunda and dome reaching to 284.4 feet high.

Offering beautiful mosaics and towering marble columns, visit the State Capitol to experience the rich history of Wisconsin's diverse ethnic heritage on a free guided tour, or explore on your own.

The Wisconsin State Capitol is located in the heart of downtown Madison on an isthmus formed by Lake Mendota to the north and Lake Monona to the south. Accenting the beauty of the Capitol building is the 13.5 acres of Capitol grounds on which it sits.

Take a tour of the State Capitol Building on a Google Cardboard headset