West Virginia State Capitol

The West Virginia State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of , and houses the West Virginia Legislature and the office of the Governor of West Virginia.
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  • Type: Town hall
  • Description: state capitol building of the U.S. state of West Virginia
  • Address: 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Virginia State Museum and East End Historic District.

Museum
The , formerly the West Virginia Science and Culture Center, is a history, culture, art, paleontology, archaeology and geology museum at the West Virginia Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia. is situated 740 feet northwest of West Virginia State Capitol.

Park
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is a national historic district located at . The district is set on a broad, ancient flood plain bordered by the Great Kanawha River on the south and by commercialized Washington Street on the north.

Park
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is a national historic district located at , United States. The district is a 172-acre site located on a series of tree shaded and landscaped hills overlooking central Charleston and includes the following cemeteries: Spring Hill Cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery, B'nai Israel Cemetery, Lowenstein Cemetery, and Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blackhawk and Charleston.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

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, established in 1794, is the state capital of . With a population of about 49,000 in 2020, is the largest city in West Virginia.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of the city of in , , United States. It is in the southeastern part of the city, and located along WV 61 It officially starts at the 35th Street bridge, where there is a sign welcoming visitors. is situated 2 miles southeast of West Virginia State Capitol.

West Virginia State Capitol

Latitude
38.33631° or 38° 20′ 11″ north
Longitude
-81.61228° or 81° 36′ 44″ west
Elevation
610 feet (186 metres)
Levels
3
Height
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
86CW89PQ+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 113058175
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­townhall
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4826832
Wiki­data ID
Q2920261
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“West Virginia State Capitol” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مبنى كابيتول ولاية فرجينيا الغربية”
  • Basque: “Mendebaldeko Virginiako Estatuko Kapitolioa”
  • Catalan: “Capitoli Estatal de Virgínia de l’Oest”
  • Chinese: “西維吉尼亞州議會大廈”
  • Dutch: “West Virginia State Capitol”
  • Finnish: “West Virginia State Capitol”
  • French: “Capitole de l’État de Virginie-Occidentale”
  • German: “West Virginia State Capitol”
  • Hebrew: “קפיטול מדינת וירג’יניה המערבית”
  • Hebrew: “קפיטול מדינת מערב וירג’יניה”
  • Italian: “Campidoglio”
  • Japanese: “ウェストバージニア州会議事堂”
  • Japanese: “ウェストバージニア州議会議事堂”
  • Persian: “ساختمان پارلمان ایالتی ویرجینیای باختری”
  • Persian: “ساختمان پارلمان ایالتی ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “ساختمان پایتخت ایالت ویرجینیای باختری”
  • Persian: “ساختمان کاپیتل ایالت ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “کاپیتول ایالت ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Portuguese: “Capitólio Estadual da Virgínia Ocidental”
  • Russian: “Капитолий штата Западная Виргиния”
  • Spanish: “Capitolio del Estado de Virginia Occidental”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East End and Riverview.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Lincoln Walks at Midnight and West Virginia Liberty Bell.

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