Virginia State Capitol

The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state administration in Virginia, Richmond.It houses the most established chose authoritative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first settled as the House of Burgesses in 1619. The Capitol was considered by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clérisseau in France, in view of the Maison Carrée in Nimes France. Development started in 1785 and was finished in 1788. The present Capitol is the eighth worked to fill in as Virginia's state house, principally because of flames amid the Colonial time frame. In the mid twentieth century, two wings were included, prompting its present appearance. In 1960, it was assigned a National Historic Landmark.