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Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The State Office Building Turns 100

The State Office Building — home of the Colorado State Library — will soon be…

Amy Zimmer, December 8, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Governors: Job Adams Cooper

Job A. Cooper served as Colorado governor from 1889 to 1891. It was a time…

Amy Zimmer, August 20, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Building the State Capitol

Today, the Capitol Building with its famous gold dome is one of the most recognized…

Amy Zimmer, March 3, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

State Capitol Tours

Summer is a great time to tour the State Capitol building. Whether you’re looking for…

Amy Zimmer, June 24, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Territorial Capitals and Capitols

Most Coloradans know that Colorado became a state in 1876, but how many can tell…

Amy Zimmer, February 26, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

State Government Facilities Planning

What is the State of Colorado’s vision for the future of its buildings?  Although sometimes…

Amy Zimmer, April 9, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Renovations at the Capitol

If you work or live near the State Capitol you have probably seen all of…

Amy Zimmer, December 11, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Capitol Buildings

For those interested in Denver’s architecture, one of the treasures of our library collection is…

Amy Zimmer, December 8, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Art Exhibition Honoring the State Capitol Dome

Now that the restoration of the Capitol dome is complete, Colorado Creative Industries is celebrating the…

Amy Zimmer, September 2, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

State Capitol Dome

The Capitol Dome is again being revealed as the scaffolding has been slowly removed over…

Amy Zimmer, July 17, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado State Capitol Art and Memorials

Colorado’s State Capitol is filled with artworks, from murals by Allen Tupper True to stained…

Amy Zimmer, April 30, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Capitol Christmas Tree

The Christmas tree adorning the foyer of the Colorado State Capitol was provided by CSU’s…

Amy Zimmer, December 23, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Uncovering the Past at the Colorado State Capitol

Yesterday’s newspaper ran a story about original wall stenciling that has been uncovered in the House…

Amy Zimmer, November 5, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Energy and Sustainability at the Capitol

Earlier this month the CU Denver Business School hosted a forum on energy sustainability in…

Amy Zimmer, July 29, 2013
Colorado State Publications Blog

Capitol Dome Restoration

If you’ve been downtown recently you’ve probably noticed that the Colorado State Capitol Building’s dome…

Amy Zimmer, August 2, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Creative Capitol

Colorado has an interesting arts program called “Creative Capitol,” where artworks reflecting Colorado life, environment,…

Amy Zimmer, October 25, 2011
Colorado State Publications Blog

Assessing the Condition of the State Capitol Exterior

Colorado has recently passed legislation to raise money to fund much-needed repairs to the the…

Amy Zimmer, June 3, 2010
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Veterans Monument

Directly across Lincoln Street from the front of the State Capitol is the Colorado Veterans…

Amy Zimmer, May 27, 2010
Colorado State Publications Blog

Preserving the State Capitol Dome

The Colorado State Capitol Building has been making headlines lately as lawmakers discuss how to…

Amy Zimmer, April 8, 2010
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Memorials and Monuments

This Memorial Day week, I would like to highlight a few of the interesting publications…

Amy Zimmer, May 31, 2006
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