Virginia State Capitol
The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, 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.Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Town hall
- Description: state capitol building of the U.S. state of Virginia
- Address: 1000 Bank Street, Richmond City, VA 23219
Notable Places in the Area
Old City Hall
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Old City Hall, known formerly as City Hall, is the former city hall of Richmond, Virginia that was designed by Elijah E. Old City Hall is situated 120 metres northeast of Virginia State Capitol.
Oliver Hill Building
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Richmond, Virginia. Oliver Hill Building is situated 130 metres southeast of Virginia State Capitol.
George Washington Building
Government building
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
George Washington Building, also known as the Virginia State Office Building, is a historic state office building located in Richmond, Virginia. George Washington Building is situated 140 metres south of Virginia State Capitol.
Localities in the Area
Shockoe Slip
Suburb
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia.
Downtown Richmond
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.
Monroe Ward
Suburb
Photo: Jhw57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond.
Virginia State Capitol
- Categories: capitol building, building and government building
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53882° or 37° 32' 20" northLongitude
-77.43356° or 77° 26' 1" westElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Levels
2Open Location Code
8794GHQ8+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 45088494OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=townhallOpenStreetMap Feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4787388Wikidata ID
Q2537798Virginia State Capitol Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- 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
- Italian: Campidoglio di Richmond
- 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
- Spanish: Capitolio del Estado de Virginia
- Ukrainian: Капітолій штату Вірджинія
- Western Panjabi: ورجینیا سٹیٹ کیپیٹل
- State Capitol
In the Area
Localities
- Rivanna JunctionLocality
- Jackson WardSuburb
- Shockoe BottomSuburb
- Union HillSuburb
- Oregon HillSuburb
- Gilpin CourtSuburb
Other Places
- Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire MonumentMemorial
- Governor William Smith MonumentMemorial
- General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson MonumentMemorial
- Commonwealth Public Safety MemorialMemorial, 110 metres east
- Virginia Women's MonumentMemorial, 110 metres northwest
- Permit ParkingParking lot, 130 metres north
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Virginia State Capitol. Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.