Richard K.A. Kletting designed the Utah State Capitol, the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. From here you face a Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and built between 1912 and 1916. Inside it houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature and the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and the state auditor, along with their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, set up on Capitol Hill overlooking downtown Salt Lake City.
This building has long been a civic anchor: it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004 the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project that added two new buildings to the complex and restored many of the capitol's public spaces to their original appearance. One of the largest projects was the installation of a base isolation system designed to allow the building to survive as much as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. After those renovations the building was rededicated and resumed normal operation in January 2008.
Base isolation installed since 2004 lets this building ride out a 7.3 magnitude earthquake above downtown Salt Lake City.