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Welcome to the Colorado State Capitol

Public Entrances

Two entrances are available for Capitol visitors: You may enter the building on the first floor of the north side from Colfax and Sherman Avenues, up the stairs, or use the ADA accessible ground level entrance at 14th and Sherman Avenues, under the stairs.

All visitors must go through security to enter the building and weapons are prohibited. Learn more about Capitol Security Protocols.

Building Hours

The Capitol is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

The Visitor Information Desk is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

About the Capitol

The Capitol building houses the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, and the Department of the Treasury. The elected officials in the building work to make laws and administer state government.

The Capitol building was designed by Elijah E. Myers, and its construction lasted from 1886 through 1901. The Colorado Capitol was designed on an axis in the form of a Greek cross and resembles the basic design of the nation’s Capitol in Washington, D.C. The cost of the construction was about $3 million. The cost of replicating this building today is impossible to determine.

The exterior walls of the Capitol are constructed of granite quarried near Gunnison, Colorado. The pink stone seen throughout the Capitol is rose onyx discovered near Beulah, Colorado. This coloration of onyx has never been found anywhere else in the world. The floors of the Capitol are constructed of yule marble from Marble, Colorado.

In 1908, Colorado gold miners made a gift of 200 ounces of gold to gild the dome. Rising 272 feet above the ground, the gleaming gold dome on the Colorado Capitol is a fitting tribute to the history of our state.

Contact Us

Visitor Services 
Colorado Legislative Council Staff
capitol.tours@coleg.gov
303-866-2604

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