Virginia State Capitol

  • The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, USA, is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established in 1619.
  • Completed in 1788, the design of the present Capitol building was developed in the Neoclassical style by Thomas Jefferson and the French architect Charles-Louis Clerisseau who based it on the La Maison Carre in Nimes, France. The building served as the Confederate States Capitol during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

 

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