lay in state in the New York State Capitol; Grant, in this building, in the State Street lobby, but Abraham Lincoln, of course, before this building was ever built, lay in state in the old state ...

Recounts the untimely demise and rebuilding of the New York State Capitol building. Hosted by Rafael Pi Roman, this episode of Treasures of New York recounts the untimely demise and rebuilding of ...

WAS THIS THE FIRST BUILDING TO HAVE ELECTRICITY IN ALBANY? THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTRY WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTING. THE NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL IS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED.

Spanning 3 acres and 5 stories, New York's state capitol took 32 years to build, from 1867 to 1899, according to the National Park Service. Inside the granite building, visitors can find 25 murals ...

A massive stone carving at the New York State Capitol building has barely changed in 125 years. But as John Campbell of member station WNYC reports, it is about to get a new addition. (SOUNDBITE ...

which functions as the innermost chamber of the lofty New York State Capitol. The project aims to transform the courtyard’s “floor” – which is actually a roof covering the building’s ...

Two exact replicas were made when his statue was finalized in 1875. One of them still stands prominently at the western end of the state Senate’s lobby in New York’s Capitol building.

has proposed removing depictions of Native Americans from New York’s State Capitol building in Albany. In her recent “State of the State” report, Hochul vowed to conduct a comprehensive ...