Capitol, capitols or The Capitol may refer to:
Places and buildings
Legislative building
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United States Capitol
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the Seat of government, seat of the United States Congress, the United States Congress, legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, federal g ...
, in Washington, D.C.
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National Capitol of Colombia
The National Capitol of Colombia (), often simply referred to as ''Capitolio Nacional'' ''(National Capitol)'', is a building on Bolivar Square in central Bogotá, the construction of which began in 1848 and was finished in 1926. It houses both ...
, in Bogotá
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Palacio Federal Legislativo
The Palacio Federal Legislativo ( English: Federal Legislative Palace), also known as the Capitolio, is a historic building in Caracas, Venezuela which houses the National Assembly. Located southwest of the Plaza Bolívar, it was built between 1 ...
, in Caracas, Venezuela
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National Capitol of Cuba, in Havana, Cuba
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Capitol of Palau, in Ngerulmud
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List of legislative buildings
A legislative building is referred to as a building in which a legislature sits and makes laws for its respective Polity, political entity. The term used for the building varies between the political entities, such as "building", "capitol", "hall ...
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List of state and territorial capitols in the United States
A capitol, or seat of government, is the building or complex of buildings from which a government such as that of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or the organized territories of the United States, exercises its authority. Although mo ...
United States
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Capitol Technology University, formerly Capitol College, Laurel, Maryland
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Capitol Butte, a mountain in Arizona
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Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in south-central Utah. The park is approximately long on its northsouth axis and just wide on average. The park was established in ...
, a National Park in Utah
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The Capitol (Fayetteville, North Carolina), a department store
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Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia), a historic building that housed the House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia 1705–1779
Elsewhere
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Capitoline Hill
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill ( ; ; ), between the Roman Forum, Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
The hill was earlier known as ''Mons Saturnius'', dedicated to the god Saturn (mythology), Saturn. The wo ...
, a hill in Rome, Italy
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Capitole de Toulouse
The Capitole de Toulouse (; ), commonly known as the ''Capitole'', is the heart of the municipal administration and the city hall of the France, French city of Toulouse. It was designated a ''monument historique'' by the French government in 1840 ...
, a historic building in Toulouse, France
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The Capitol (Hong Kong), a private housing estate in China
Arts, entertainment and media
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''Capitol'' (board game), a Roman-themed board game
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Capitol (''The Hunger Games'' trilogy), a fictional city in The Hunger Games novels
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''Capitol'' (TV series), a US soap opera
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''Capitol'' (short story collection), a book by Orson Scott Card
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The Capitol, a theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Capitol Broadcasting Center, Philippine broadcasting company
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Capitol Broadcasting Company
The Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. (CBC) is an American media company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Capitol owns three television stations and nine radio stations in the Raleigh–Durham and Wilmington, North Carolina, Wilmington areas o ...
, American media company
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Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...
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The Capitols
The Capitols were an American, Detroit, Michigan-based soul trio, widely known in 1966 for their '' Billboard'' hit single " Cool Jerk".
Formation and disbandment
The R&B trio formed in 1962 as "The Three Caps," with Samuel George as the le ...
, a soul trio based in Detroit, Michigan, US
Sport
United States
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Capitol Wrestling Corporation
Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) was an American sports promotion company. Run by Vincent J. McMahon from the 1950s until the 1980s, the company was originally a professional wrestling and boxing promotion and later became the holding company ...
, a predecessor organization to World Wrestling Entertainment
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Bismarck Capitols
The Bismarck Capitols were a semi-professional ice hockey team playing in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Capitols were members of the Southwest Hockey League
The Southwest Hockey League was a senior ice hockey league that operated in the Southweste ...
, a sem-pro ice hockey team in Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Southwest Hockey League
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Des Moines Capitols
The Des Moines Capitols, were a minor league professional ice hockey team in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Iowa, most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the ...
, a minor league professional ice hockey team from Des Moines, Iowa, in the International Hockey League
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Harlingen Capitols Harlingen may mean:
* Harlingen, Netherlands, a municipality and city in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands
* Harlingen, Texas, a city in the United States
* Harlingen, New Jersey, an unincorporated village in Montgomery Township, ...
, a minor league professional baseball team from Harlingen, Texas
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Harrisburg Capitols
The Harrisburg Capitols were a minor league American football team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg ( ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,09 ...
, a minor league American football team from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the Atlantic Coast Football League
* Harrisburg Capitols, a professional basketball team from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the Eastern Professional Basketball League; the successor of the
Harrisburg Senators
The Harrisburg Senators are a Minor League Baseball team who play in the Eastern League, and are the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The team is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and play their home games at FNB Field on Cit ...
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Hartford Capitols
The Hartford Capitols were a professional basketball team in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (later re-named the Eastern Basketball Association) from 1966 through 1974. The Capitols played on weekends only and played at various venues a ...
, a professional basketball team from Hartford, Connecticut, in the Eastern Professional Basketball League
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Indianapolis Capitols
The Indianapolis Capitols were a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They played in the Continental Football League from 1968 to 1969 and Midwest Football League from 1972 to 1974 and 1977 to 1978.
History
The t ...
, a professional American football team from Indianapolis, Indiana, in the Continental Football League
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Lincoln Capitols, an indoor arena football (American gridiron) team from Lincoln, Nebraska, in the Indoor Football League
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Madison Capitols
The Madison Capitols are a Tier I junior ice hockey team that plays in the Eastern Conference of the United States Hockey League. Founded in 2014, the team plays its home games at Bob Suter's Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton, Wisconsin.
Histor ...
, a top-tier junior ice hockey team in Middleton, Wisconsin, in the United States Hockey League
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Sacramento Capitols
The Sacramento Capitols were a professional American football team based in Sacramento, California. Formed as the Sacramento Buccaneers, the team's inclusion in the Pacific Division of the Continental Football League was announced in May 1967. Th ...
, a professional American football team from Sacramento, California, in the Continental Football League
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Springfield Capitols, an ice hockey team from Springfield, Illinois, in the All-American Hockey League
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Washington Capitols
The Washington Capitols were a former Basketball Association of America (forerunner of the National Basketball Association) team based in Washington, D.C. from 1946 to 1951. The team was coached from 1946 to 1949 by NBA Hall of Famer Red Auerb ...
, a professional ice hockey team from District of Columbia, in the National Hockey League
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Wisconsin Capitols, a junior ice hockey team in Madison, Wisconsin, in the United States Hockey League
Transportation
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Capitol Air, originally Capitol International Airways, a 1946–1984 American airline
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Capitol Corridor
The ''Capitol Corridor'' is a passenger train route in Northern California operated by Amtrak between San Jose, California, San Jose, in the Bay Area, and Auburn, California, Auburn, in the Sacramento Valley. The route is named after the two ...
, a passenger train route in California, US, former name Capitols
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Chevrolet Series AA Capitol, an American automobile
Other uses
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Capitouls
The ''capitouls'', sometimes anglicized as ''capitols'', were the chief magistrates of the commune of Toulouse, France, during the late Middle Ages and early Modern period. Their council and rule was known as the ''Capitoulate'' (). They ...
'' or ''capitols'', historic chief magistrates of Toulouse, France
See also
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Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill is a neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in both the Northeast, Washington, D.C., Northeast and Southeast, Washington, D.C., Southeast quadrants. It is bounded by 14th Street SE & NE, F S ...
, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
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''Le Capitole'' (train), a former express train between Paris and Toulouse, France
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Capitolium
A ''Capitolium'' (Latin) was an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the Capitoline Triad of gods Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. A ''capitolium'' was built on a prominent area in many cities in Italy and the Roman provinces, particularly during the ...
, the temple for the Capitoline Triad in many cities of the Roman Empire
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Capital (disambiguation)
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Capitol Center (disambiguation)
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Capitol City (disambiguation)
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Capitol Hill (disambiguation), a number of districts in the United States and Canada
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Capitol station (disambiguation)
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Capitol Theater (disambiguation), a number of former and current cinemas or theatres located throughout the world
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Old Capitol (disambiguation)
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