Virginia State Capitol

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government building historic landmark state capitol building

The Virginia State Capitol is the historic seat of Virginia's state government, designed in part by Thomas Jefferson and renowned as an influential example of neoclassical civic architecture in the United States.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building → historic landmark → state capitol building →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture →
city	Richmond →
constructionStartDate	1785 →
coordinates	37.5392°N 77.4348°W →
country	United States →
designer	Charles-Louis Clérisseau → Thomas Jefferson →
governingBody	Commonwealth of Virginia →
hasComponent	Capitol portico → House of Delegates chamber → Rotunda → Senate chamber →
hasDome	false →
hasFloorCount	3 →
hasFunction	ceremonial space for state functions → legislative chamber for Senate of Virginia → legislative chamber for Virginia House of Delegates →
hasPortico	true →
hasStatue	George Washington statue by Jean-Antoine Houdon →
hasVisitorCenter	underground extension and visitor center →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing →
inaugurationDate	1788 →
inspiredBy	Maison Carrée →
locatedIn	Capitol Square → Richmond, Virginia →
material	brick → stucco →
NHLDesignationDate	December 19, 1960 →
notableFor	early example of neoclassical civic architecture in the United States → influence on later American public architecture →
NRHPListingDate	October 15, 1966 →
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000928 →
openedForUse	1788 →
owner	Commonwealth of Virginia →
partOf	Virginia State Capitol Historic District →
region	Southern United States →
renovation	major restoration and expansion completed in 2007 →
servesAs	seat of the Virginia General Assembly → seat of the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Virginia →
significantEvent	served as Capitol of the Confederacy during the American Civil War →
state	Virginia →
usedBy	Confederate States Congress → Virginia General Assembly →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Confederate Congress ("Confederate Capitol in Richmond") → Virginia General Assembly →	meetsIn
Richmond, Virginia →	containsBuilding
Virginia Executive Mansion →	locatedNear
Virginia General Assembly ("House of Delegates chamber in Virginia State Capitol") →	meetsInChambers
Virginia State Capitol ("Virginia State Capitol Historic District") →	partOf