Florida State Capitol, State government building in downtown Tallahassee, US.

The Florida State Capitol is a white neoclassical building with a central portico of six columns carrying a triangular pediment with a relief sculpture. A tall square tower with an open belfry and a flagpole rises behind the pediment. Glass entrance doors and windows with red and white striped awnings sit above a wide staircase, and a balustrade runs along the roofline.

The original structure dates to 1845, shortly after statehood, and served as the political center during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Plans to demolish it in the 1970s sparked protests that saved the structure, which was then converted into a museum.

The Historic Capitol's red-and-white striped awnings and the Florida State Seal above the entry columns are features of its 1902 appearance, restored in 1982. The building now holds the Florida Historic Capitol Museum, managed by the Florida Legislature, with the Governor's Suite, Supreme Court room and former House and Senate chambers on view.

The Capitol Complex is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except state holidays. The Governor and Cabinet offices are on the Plaza Level, the legislative chambers on the fourth floor with viewing galleries on the fifth, and a cafeteria is in the basement. The west front is Waller Park, named for judge Curtis L. Waller.

The Historic Capitol's 1902 restoration kept its red and white striped awnings and an art glass dome, but no drawings or photographs of the final House and Senate chambers survived, so their interiors could not be rebuilt. The building was placed on the AIA Florida list of 100 Years. 100 Places on April 18, 2012.