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Virginia State Capitol

1000 Bank Street
Richmond VA United States

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1785
  Finished1788
Floor Count3
Building Uses
 - capitol building
Structural Types
 - lowrise

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Description
Architects:
• Thomas Jefferson
• Charles-Louis Clérisseau

Thomas Jefferson designed the building after the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, France.
The building suffered a devastating collapse in 1870, killing over 60 people.
Two wings were added on the sides of the building in 1904.

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