Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota May 10, 2025

Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota

A grand and gilded sight—the heart of the Minnesota State Capitol is waiting to be explored. Home to the Minnesota Senate, the House of Representatives, the governor"s office, and the attorney general"s office, this building also houses a chamber for the Minnesota Supreme Court. Designed in the Beaux-Arts and American Renaissance styles, the Capitol integrates modern materials like iron, glass, and steel. The term "Beaux-Arts" was not used when the Capitol was built, but the style gained popularity, partly due to the architecture showcased at the 1893 Chicago World"s Columbian Exposition. Architect Cass Gilbert"s design features a remarkable dome, which is inspired by St. Peter"s Basilica in the Vatican City. Featured in today"s image, it is the second-largest self-supported marble dome in the world.

© lavin photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

May 10, 2018Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
May 10, 2019Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
May 10, 2020Happy Mother s Day
May 10, 2021An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
May 10, 2022Gifford Pinchot National Forest
May 10, 2023Cordouan Lighthouse, France
May 10, 2024Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 13, 2018Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
Aug 30, 2023International Whale Shark Day
Aug 6, 2022San Francisco Bay salt flats
Oct 14, 2019Canadian Thanksgiving
Oct 30, 2019Cross this bridge if you dare
Mar 2, 2020And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
Jan 10, 2024Take the Stairs Day
Oct 8, 2022World Octopus Day
Jun 13, 2020A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
Apr 21, 2024National Park Week continues
Aug 27, 2024Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Jan 28, 2022Short-eared owl
Jan 9, 2023Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
Apr 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah
Jan 21, 2025Squirrel Appreciation Day
Jun 2, 2025National Garden Week begins today
Apr 22, 202050 years of Earth Day
Apr 30, 2023International Jazz Day
Feb 14, 2023Valentines Day
Jul 6, 2020Welcome to the Ring of Fire
Mar 11, 2022We stand with Ukraine
May 20, 2023World Bee Day
Mar 11, 2021Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
May 30, 2020Meandering through Patagonia
Apr 16, 2022National Park Week begins
Oct 29, 2019And the skies filled with bats…
Sep 3, 2022Skyscraper Day
Dec 18, 2022South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida
Mar 23, 2022World Meteorological Day
Jul 27, 2018Composite image of a lunar eclipse