Capitol Site Information
Alaska is an amazing and breath-taking place. It is vast and rugged, encompassing more than 650,000 sq. miles, more than twice the size of Texas. It is diverse and extreme: 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the nation are in Alaska; the 17 million acre Tongass National Forest –the largest National in the nation—comprises most of the Southeast panhandle; glaciers, including one bigger than Rhode Island, cover the landscape in jagged ice; prehistoric muskox roam vast acres of tundra; Alaska’s 6,600 miles of coastline stretches further than the coastline of all of the other states combined. Rich in natural resources, Alaska has long depended on the land and sea: oil, seafood, timber, minerals, and now, tourism, are economic mainstays.
Alaska is home to 650,000 people—a diverse mix from many cultures, including newcomers and descendants of those who walked across the Bering Land Bridge more than 10,000 years ago. Native Alaskans—including Aleut, Inupiat, Yupik, Athapaskan, Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples—speak 20 different languages.
Alaska’s Capitol will represent Alaskans of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The site offers abundant opportunities to reflect the greatness of the land and its people.
- Design Influences
- Site Description
- Existing Site (drawing modified 12/1/04)
- Photo Catalog (The Photo Record is the index for the catalog)
- aerial site photo (area buildings labeled)
- aerial site photo (more buildings labeled, 1-26-005)
- aerial photo (downtown, West Juneau, and part of Douglas; b/w pdf file)
- downtown (high resolution tif file, 21M)
State Office Building Drawings
Planning and Maps
- General maps
- Zoning and other maps
- Final waterfront plan
- Draft subport plan
- Whittier/Willoughby street improvements: This is a memo from CBJ transportation planner that explains a bit about what the Alaska Department of Transportation plans for pedestrians in the Whittier/Willoughby area.
Various views of Telephone Hill:
- As published in the Juneau Empire (photo by Brian Wallace)
- From the top of the tram
- From halfway up the tram
- From the docks
