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Categories: Visitor attractions in Washington, D.C., Government buildings in Washington, D.C., Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C., Use American English from January 2016, Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
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Capitol  Capitol Building  United States Capitol  Capital building  Capitol of the United States
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The government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet WordNet 3.0
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US
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The government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. Wikipedia
Meeting place of the United States Congress Wikidata
The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet. Wiktionary
IS A
government building
capitol building
HAS PART
Old Senate Chamber
Old Supreme Court Chamber
United States Capitol crypt
United States Capitol dome
Washington's Tomb
+8 relations
PART OF
Washington
United States Capitol Complex
HAS KIND
United States Capitol Visitor Center
ARCHITECT
Latrobe
Bullfinch
Mills
Thornton
August Schoenborn
+13 relations
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Neoclassical architecture
ARCHIVES AT
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
AUTHORITY
Architect of the Capitol
COMMISSIONED BY
presidency of George Washington
CONTINENT
North America
COUNTRY
United States
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
HERITAGE DESIGNATION
National Historic Landmark
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
Washington
LOCATED ON STREET
East Capitol Street
LOCATION
Capitol Hill
MATERIAL USED
brick
cast iron
marble
glass brick
NAMED AFTER
Capitoline Hill
OCCUPANT
Congress
OFFERS VIEW ON
Washington Monument
OWNED BY
Congress
SIGNIFICANT EVENT
cornerstone
Burning of Washington
2021 storming of the United States Capitol
TOURIST OFFICE
United States Capitol Visitor Center
WordNet 3.0
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Capitol, Capitol Building
Open English WordNet
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United States Capitol, Capitol, Capitol Building
Wikipedia
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United States Capitol
Wikidata
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United States Capitol
GeoNames
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United States Capitol
Wiktionary
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Capitol
Wikipedia Redirections
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Capitol (US), Capitol Building, Capitol of the United States, Capitol of the United States of America, Congress Building (United States), DC Capitol, East Portico of the U.S. Capitol, Our Nation's Capitol, The Capitol of the United States of America, The US Capitol, U. S. Capitol, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, U.S. Congress building, United State Capitol, United States capitol, United States Capitol Building, United States Capitol shooting incident (2016), United States House chamber, US capital building, US Capitol, US Capitol Building, US Congress building, USA Capitol, USA Capitol Building
Wikidata Alias
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Capital building, Capitol, Capitol building, Punchbowl, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, United States Capitol building, US Capitol, US Capitol Building

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