capitol
State legislative building
A capitol is a building where a state legislature meets.
In the United States, each state has a capitol housing its legislative chambers: The protesters gathered on the capitol steps.
The word comes from the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome, where the temple of Jupiter stood. (Capitalized Capitol refers specifically to the U.S.
Congress building in Washington, D.C.)
Rounded vault forming roof
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
hall · marble · steps · grounds · colonnade · assembly hall · plaza
Rounded vault forming roof
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- columnVertical structural element
- neoclassicalReviving ancient aesthetic principles
pediment · frieze · cornice · facade · balustrade · architrave · marble · staircase
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
chamber · hall · marble · steps · grounds · colonnade · assembly hall · plaza
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
neoclassical · pediment · frieze · cornice · facade · balustrade · architrave · marble · staircase · atrium
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- capitolsstatehouse, rotunda, legislative chamber, dome, cupola
- state buildingsstatehouse, governor's mansion, state office, state library, state archives
- State Politicsstate legislature, legislature, state senate, state house, state representatives
- Jackson MetroJackson, Pearl River, Jackson State, Pearl, Brandon
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
capitolcourthouse
Legal proceedings venue
executive mansion · White House · palace · governor's mansion · prison
capitolcorporate headquarters
Firm's primary administrative location
private residence · home · boardroom · factory · country club
capitolhinterland
Remote area beyond settlements
province · village hall · outpost · frontier · colony
- capital lettersLarger alphabet forms
- fashion capitalCity known for couture
- state capitalAdministrative center of a state
- capital cityPrimary governmental center
- capital punishmentExecution by legal authority
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
capital, capitalism, capitalist, capitalize, capitals, capitalization, decapitate, capitalized, capitalizing