Kentucky State Capitol Building Dome in Frankfort, Kentucky<br />
This Kentucky State Capitol dome in Frankfort was patterned after L&rsquo;H&ocirc;tel National des Invalids in Paris. That is the famous Parisian landmark where Napoleon and other French war veterans are buried. Kentucky&rsquo;s dome is covered with terra cotta and it rises 215 feet. The Virginia granite, neoclassical, Beaux-Arts style building is adorned with seventy columns. The capital building was completed in 1909. Kentucky was the 15th state to join the union on June 1, 1792.  However, they refer to themselves as a commonwealth.