Lincoln, Nebraska

Notable buildings

The Nebraska State Capitol was designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue and constructed between 1922 and 1932. The building has an unusual appearance, since it is a skyscraper topped by a golden dome. The tower is crowned by a 6-metre (20 ft) statue of a farmer sowing grain on a pedestal of wheat and corn (sculptor: Lee Lawrie), to represent the state's agricultural heritage. City zoning rules prevent any other building from rivalling it in height, making it a landmark not only within the city but for the surrounding area. Inside, there are many paintings and iridescent murals depicting the Native American heritage and the history and culture of the early pioneers who settled Nebraska.

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Nebraska State Capitol - Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue - 1922 - 1932 - Lee Lawrie - Native American

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Lincoln was the home of the original campus of the University of Nebraska, established in 1869, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is still the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska system. The campus has a number of notable buildings. These include:

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1869 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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• Memorial Stadium (home of the Cornhuskers football team). The stadium was originally

built in 1923; it was named Memorial Stadium to honor all Nebraskans who served in the Civil and Spanish-American Wars; the 751 Nebraskans who died in World War I; the 3,839 in World War II; the 225 in Korea; and the 422 in the Vietnam War. The west stadium was renovated in the late 1990s, and the north stadium area will be renovated in the mid 2000s, giving it a much more modern appearance and increasing seating capacity from its current 73,918 to over 80,000.

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1923 - Civil - Spanish-American War - World War I - World War II - Korea - Vietnam War - 1990s - 2000s

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• Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, built in the early 1960s, architect Philip Johnson.
• The University of Nebraska State Museum, with its wonderful display of fossil elephants and mammoths, has inspired generations of visitors.

In the downtown area, an area of several blocks of former warehouses and industrial buildings around the historic Haymarket and dating from the late nineteenth century, has been renovated as an attractive shopping, restaurant, and residential district.

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