State Capitol WEIGHT: TOTAL 188,500,000 lbs or 94,250 tons For some comparisons: Empire State Building (4 times the Leg) 730,000,000 lbs Nimitz-class aircraft carrier 194,000,000 lbs Washington Monument (in D.C.) 181,708,000 lbs Seattle Space Needle (1/10 of the Leg) 19,100,000 lbs WEIGHT OF MATERIALS Approximate tons of stone and granite 12,000 or 8850 Volkswagen Beetles Approximate tons of brick 9,500 or 5538 Orca Whales Approximate tons of concrete 28,800 or 3740 African Elephants HEIGHT From grade to top of lantern 287 feet (87m) It is the fourth tallest masonry dome in the world.