Virginia State Capitol

The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the , located in , 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.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: state capitol building of the U.S. state of Virginia
  • Also known as: “State Capitol”
  • Address: 1000 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capitol Square and Old City Hall.

Park
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is a park.

Government building
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, known formerly as City Hall, is the former city hall of that was designed by Elijah E. Myers. It served as City Hall from its completion in 1894 through the 1970s. is situated 390 feet northeast of Virginia State Capitol.

Historic building
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Virginia State Library-Oliver Hill Building, also known as the State Finance Building, is a historic library and government office building located on Capitol Square in . is situated 410 feet southeast of Virginia State Capitol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Downtown Richmond.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the downtown area of . The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former .

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

Neighborhood
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, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in , just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and , contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.

Virginia State Capitol

Latitude
37.53882° or 37° 32′ 20″ north
Longitude
-77.43356° or 77° 26′ 1″ west
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Levels
2
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
8794GHQ8+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45088494
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Geo­Names ID
4787388
Wiki­data ID
Q2537798
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Virginia State Capitol” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كابيتول ولاية فيرجينيا”
  • Catalan: “Capitoli Estatal de Virgínia”
  • Chinese: “弗吉尼亚州议会大厦”
  • Dutch: “Capitool van Virginia”
  • Dutch: “Virginia State Capitol”
  • Dutch: “Virginia State Capitool”
  • French: “Capitole de l’État de Virginie”
  • German: “Virginia State Capitol”
  • Hebrew: “קפיטול מדינת וירג’יניה”
  • Italian: “Campidoglio di Richmond”
  • Italian: “Campidoglio”
  • Italian: “Virginia State Capitol”
  • Japanese: “バージニア州議会議事堂”
  • Persian: “کاپیتول ایالت ویرجینیا”
  • Portuguese: “Capitólio Estadual da Virgínia”
  • Slovenian: “Državni kapitol Virginije”
  • Slovenian: “Virginia State Capitol”
  • Spanish: “Capitolio del Estado de Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Virginia State Capitol”
  • Ukrainian: “Капітолій штату Вірджинія”
  • Western Panjabi: “ورجینیا سٹیٹ کیپیٹل”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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