The current State Capitol, opened in 1878, is a massive Gothic fortress constructed of New England marble and granite and crowned by a gleaming gold-leaf dome.
That structure was to have been constructed of black marble, and it was to have been connected by a bridge to the Taj Mahal.
The bell tower, begun in 1173 as the third and final structure of the city's cathedral complex, was designed to stand 185 feet (56 metres) high and was constructed of white marble.
The interior lobby area contains broad staircases and is constructed of travertine marble.
The building was constructed of stone, marble and brick, with a steel skeleton frame and modern fireproof interior construction, and was embellished with "French Second Empire Mansard-roofed towers with iron-work cresting as well as Austrian Baroque onion-domes over corners turrets".
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, begun in 1174 and completed in the 14th century, is also round and is constructed throughout of white marble, inlaid on the exterior with coloured marbles.
Constructed of red Verona marble and embellished with white marble of Carrara, verde antique (a mottled green marble), and white Istrian limestone, the Loggetta was intended to serve as a suitable backdrop for Venetian noblemen to gather before processing in state to the Doges' Palace.
Visitors taking the "the drinking cure" walk around carrying painted spa cups with spouts designed to regulate how quickly they drink, and move between pramen, the springs, that are sheltered by a series of colonnades, artfully constructed structures of marble, wood or cast iron.
