Oklahoma Capitol Building

The Capitol Building in the time of humans

**The Oklahoma Capitol Building** is a granite and limestone building located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It houses both the Oklahoma Legislators and executive branch offices. In the extreme weather of Oklahoma without people, how long will it last?

### 1 Day After People

The lights go out across Oklahoma, the city is now pitch black. The oil rigs around the Capital grounds stop working.

### 1 Week After People

Animals from the Oklahoma City Zoo escape into the urban jungle of OKC. Deer and elk graze on the lush lawns of the Capital Grounds. Birds start to nest in the nooks and crannies of the Oil Well and the Capital's pre-casted concrete and gypsum dome.

### 1 Year After People

Not much has changed in one year other than the Oil Well and oil rigs starting to collect rust. But that will change very soon, Oklahoma is notorious for tornadoes, and its only a matter of time before a big one strikes Oklahoma City.

### 5 Years After People

A super cell rolls into downtown Oklahoma City, which spawns a strong EF-4 tornado. It strikes Devon Tower, Bricktown, Chesapeake Energy Arena, and The Capitol Building. The Oil Well and Oil Rigs are blown away, slamming into the sides of the building. The glass around the building shatters, including the windows of the dome, which takes the brunt of the tornado damage. It is chipped away and The Guardian Statue that sits atop the dome now has a lean that will only get worse as time goes on

### 10 Years After People

The Oil Well that has fallen during the EF-4 tornado is now a corroded tower of rust. The Guardian, being made of bronze, will continue to resist the corrosive effects of water.

### 25 Years After People

Faster than other domed structures, The Oklahoma City Capitol's dome isn't long for a Life After People, completed in 2002, its made completely from pre-casted concrete, which is no more strengthening to a structure than normal reinforced concrete, and The Guardian Statue on top of the dome may be the key to the domes destruction

### 50 Years After People

The buildings copper roof is still holding strong despite frequent thunderstorms. The limestone covering on the walls of the building's exterior are also holding up well, water and wind will not bring them down very easily. The dome is also still holding up despite being constantly bombarded by high winds and rain.

### 100 Years After People

The dome is now a cracked, weakened mess. One century of neglect rusted the reinforced concrete that keeps the dome upright, and The Guardian statue is not helping one bit. The dome can't bear the weight anymore, the dome's base cracks and expands, falling trough the building in a cloud of debris

### 150 Years After People

Another tornado rips through the ruined mess that was once Oklahoma City, this time an EF-3. Taking a similar path as the EF-4 tornado that happened 145 years ago, it strikes the empty frame that was once Devon Tower and demolishes the rest of Chesapeake Energy Arena. The rest of the State Capitol Building roof is torn away, copper panels strewn all around the forest that was once the property grounds.

### 200 Years After People

The walls of the building are no longer as strong as they used to be, vines of ivy have climbed up the walls and trees have sprouted and grown inside the building itself, their roots tearing apart the granite foundation.

### 250 Years After People

The plant life has now overtaken the building, the walls finally give way. The Capitol Building is no more.