The Capitol sits in the middle of a large complex of Commonwealth buildings and represents the seat of state power. Harrisburg has been the capital of Pennsylvania since 1812, by an act approved on February 21, 1810. Philadelphia and then Lancaster were earlier capital cities. The present Capitol was dedicated in 1906, after an earlier building was destroyed by fire in 1897.
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