City of Richmond

Richmond is the capital of Virginia. Richmond has a population of 227,000 and the adjacent counties of Henrico and Chesterfield combine to create a local population of more than 1.3 million people.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Altria Theater.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Museum

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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Altria Theater

Theater building

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The Altria Theater, sometimes referred to as "the Mosque," in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, and is the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex.

Virginia State Capitol

Government office

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The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Richmond and Museum District.

Downtown Richmond

Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

Museum District

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The Museum District is a district in Richmond, Virginia. In 1993, after many years of work this neighborhood was recognized as a Federal and State Historic District.

City of Richmond

Location: Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.5538° or 37° 33′ 14″ north

Longitude

-77.4603° or 77° 27′ 37″ west

Population

204,000

Elevation

210 feet (64 metres)

Open location code

8794HG3Q+GV

GeoNames ID

4781756

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In Other Languages

“City of Richmond” goes by many names.

French: “Ville de Richmond”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Robert E Lee Statue and General J E B Stuart Statue.

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