ARIZONA'S CAPITOL
& Monument Park
Location: Downtown Phoenix, east of 18th Ave, south of Adams St.
Distance: 0 miles from Phoenix
Opening hours: The Monument Park is open 24/7
Fees: No entrance fees to the park
Parking: Free public parking is available in Wesley Bolin Plaza (enter
from Washington St.)
Arizona's Capitol. It is a complex of several buildings: the Old Capitol
Building (with the 'Winged Victory' at the top of the dome), the high rising
State Capitol Executive Tower with a lower north and south wing, the State
Senate and the House of Representatives of Arizona.
The State Capitol Museum presents exhibits and programs on government in the
Arizona Territory and early Statehood days and is located on the first floor,
north of the copper dome, in the Old Capitol Building.
Monument Park. The park is named after a former Arizona governor, Wesley
Bolin Memorial Plaza, and stands across the State Capitol Museum in downtown Phoenix.
The park spreads across two square blocks and is home to several monuments honoring
those who have contributed to Arizona. See photos below.
All photos: © by gbintheworld.com
Photos of the Capitol area:
The Old Capitol building with the State Senate building on the left and the
House of Representatives building on the right (you can see just a corner of it).
The Winged Victory (photo below, on the left) stands at the top of the dome of the
Old Capitol. The statue stands 17 feet tall, is made out of zinc and weighs
700 pounds. In her right hand is a liberty torch, and her other hand holds a
victory wreath. The statue is actually a weather vane that is moved by the
wind.
The statue of Lt. Frank Luke jr. (photo in the middle), a pilot in WW I,
stands at the entrance of the Capitol Mall, the square in front of the Capitol.
The old bell (right) sits in front of the Old Capitol building.
Photos of the Monument Park: Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
The park is home to several monuments, like the Korean War Memorial (photo left),
Arizona Peace Officers Memorial (photo right, with the new Capitol in the background),
Statue of Eusebio Francisco "Father" Kino (photo below left) and the anchor
& mast of the battleship USS Arizona, sunk in Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Link to website with information about the
Capitol, history and the museum (link opens in a new window):
Arizona Capitol Museum website of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
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