Virginia State Capitol - Richmond, VA
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Virginia State Capitol is a building in Richmond, the city which is the third State Capital of Virginia. It houses the oldest legislative body in the United States, the Virginia General Assembly. Although it was completed in 1788, and is over 215 years old, primarily due to fires in the Colonial period, the current State Capitol building is the eighth built to serve as Virginia's State House.
Waymark Code: WMJK5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2006
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The site selected for a new, permanent building was on Shockhoe Hill, a major hilltop overlooking the falls of the James River. Thomas Jefferson is credited with the architectural design of the new Virginia State Capitol building, which was modeled after the Maison Carrée at Nîmes in southern France, an ancient Roman temple. Jefferson had the architect, C.L. Clerisseau substitute Ionic for the more ornate Corinthian column designs of the prototype in France. The cornerstone was laid on August 18, 1785, with Governor Patrick Henry in attendance. It was sufficiently completed for the General Assembly to meet there in October, 1788.
Type of Capitol: State, Province, Canton, or Other Primary Division of a Nation
Address:
9th St and Grace St
Richmond, VA USA
23219
Dates of Construction: 1788
Major Renovations: 2007
Hours: M-F 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sat: 10:00 AM to 4:15 PM, Sun 12:30 PM to 4:15 PM
Capitol Web Site: [Web Link]
Historical Monuments/Memorials:
George Washington Equestrian Statue
Hunter Holmes McGuire Statue
Stonewall Jackson Statue
William "Extra Billy" Smith Statue
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