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Originally Posted by ATLtransplant
As far as the Capital view thing, I'm not completely familiar with that but it sounds like it will be a big pain in the ass for many years to come as developers have to choose from less land in the CBD. My opinion is if you can see the nation's tallest state capital driving down Congress, then nothing else matters.
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After looking at the view corridor map and seeing how many blocks are influenced by height restrictions, I was shocked. I'm big into preservation and all, but I think the view corridors need to be reconsidered. You can see the capitol building from over angles where there will probably never be obstructions. I'm not sure why it's so necessary to see it from Lamar. And where on Lamar are you suppose to see it? On the bridge only? On the whole bridge or part of the bridge? (I'm sure I'll take a beating from that opinion.)
Oh, hate to tell you this, but the nation's tallest "DOMED" capitol building ain't the one in Austin. That's an old Texas myth.
The tallest "domed" capitol building is in Springfield, Illinois which is 361 feet tall (405 ft. to the top of the flagpole). The Texas State Capitol is 311 feet tall. The Texas Capitol is taller than the nation's capitol and it has the largest square footage of any US capitol. This was brought out in the Statesman many years ago, but it's amazing how so many online Texas information sites still claim it as the tallest.
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