it was more of a federal or territorial building, the type when it was built in 1939 -- a porticostic, supported by four large marble columns, marble that comes from a mine in southeast alaska. they are about 25 feet high, no mistaking the front entrance of the building. this sounds like a lot, but since the building takes up the entire lot, there's very little like in other capitals. but there are some interesting associations with the capital. one is across the street, in the plaza, the statue of william henry seward. he was the secretary of state for president abraham lincoln. in 1867, he negotiated a treaty with the russian minister to the united states that resulted in transferring russian america at , to the united states, when it became alaska. -- constructing of a statue of henry seward across the capital, and that is prominent in the foreground of many photographs of the capital today. right now, we are standing in the lobby of the ground floor, a very low ceiling space. not as dynamic as some of the other capitals where you enter and there's a big rotunda, it is a very welco