Virginia State Capitol
The Virginia State Capitol in downtown Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson. He modeled the capitol on the Maison Carrée at Nîmes in southern France, an ancient Roman temple.
It was completed in 1788. In 1904, two wings (not in the original plans) were added to the east and west ends of the building.
It served as the Capitol of the Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861–65).
It houses the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619.
Virginia State Capitol
The Virginia State Capitol in downtown Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson. He modeled the capitol on the Maison Carrée at Nîmes in southern France, an ancient Roman temple.
It was completed in 1788. In 1904, two wings (not in the original plans) were added to the east and west ends of the building.
It served as the Capitol of the Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861–65).
It houses the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619.