SW EQ-366 South Carolina State House

The South Carolina State House is the building housing the government of the state of South Carolina. It is located in the capital city of Columbia. The State House is in the Greek Revival style; it is approximately 180 feet (55 m) tall, 300 feet (91 m) long, 100 feet (30 m) wide.

Construction of the building began in 1851 but problems with defective workmanship and material meant that the original building was largely demolished. The Civil War slowed construction. The State House was damaged by artillery fire and when the Union Army came into Columbia, it was set on fire.  The main building of the State House was finally completed in 1887 but it was only in 1907 that the whole structure was finally finished.

The building's grounds are home to several monuments. On the north side is a monument to South Carolina's Confederate dead, a monument that includes a flagpole flying a traditional version of the Confederate battle flag. The monument was established after a controversy in 2000 about the Confederate flag flying over the dome of the State House. The flag, originally placed over the dome in 1962 was moved to its present location on July 1, 2000.

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