The U.S. Capitol is 302 feet but is steel reinforced. Flag stars: Washington was admitted as the 42nd state, so the Capitol staircase was designed with 42 steps.

The original 1889 copy of Washington’s Constitution will be on display outside the bronze doors of the House chamber at the Capitol building in Olympia on Thursday afternoon.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Washington State Capitol on Wednesday as part of a nationwide movement opposing the ...

The Washington State Capitol ... 2025 at the state capitol in Olympia. ... 2024 an aerial canvas of cherry blossoms made for great picture taking for visitors to the Capitol campus in Olympia, Wa.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Washington State Capitol on Wednesday as part of a nationwide movement opposing the Trump administration. The demonstration in Olympia was ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Security upgrades to the Washington state Capitol campus were in the works before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, but what occurred that day helped make them happen.

Staff from the Department of Enterprise Services finish decorating the three large noble fir trees after installing them earlier on Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024 at the Capitol Rotunda in Olympia, Wa. Each ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mother Nature is helping Washington return a man-made lake to its natural state. The state is restoring Capitol Lake, a lake created by an Olympia dam in the 1950s, to an estuary.

The Washington State Capitol pops out of the thick fog on a freezing morning as seen from Overlook Park in Tumwater, Washington, on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Tony Overman toverman@theolympian.com ...

A maquette (a small statue constructed for reference when making a larger sculpture) of Indigenous rights activist Billy Frank Jr. is unveiled at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia.