The North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh

Oil painting by Clina Polloni - 24”x30” - This painting is available, call 919.841.3132

The exterior columns are Doric style and modeled after those of the Parthenon. The House of Representatives chamber follows the semi-circular plan of a Greek theater and its architectural ornament is in the Corinthian style of the Tower of Winds. The Senate chamber is decorated in the Ionic style of the Erectheum. The only nonclassical areas in the building are two third floor rooms and their vestibules, which were finished in the Gothic style.

The North Carolina State Capitol, Oil painting by Clina Polloni. Clina had the honor to be invited to exhibit at the Capitol in 2010. Click here for more information.

The North Carolina State Capitol, completed in 1840, is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival style of architecture. It is a National Historic Landmark in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Most of the architectural details--mouldings, ornamental plasterwork, and the honeysuckle crown atop the dome--were carefully patterned after features of ancient Greek temples.