RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE

This impressive building that dominates the city is none other than the capitol of the state of Rhode Island. In neoclassical style, it was built between 1895 and 1904. Its marble dome is the fourth largest in the world. At its top is perched a gilded bronze statue of more than three meters high, nicknamed The Independent Man. It represents a man and symbolizes the freedom and independence of spirit of Roger William, the founder of Rhode Island. The building, which houses, among other things, the offices of the Governor of Rhode Island, was renovated in the 1990s.