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A hill in Rome got recycled into America's most photographed argument.
means A building, usually domed, that houses a legislature, especially the seat of the U.S. Congress or a state lawmaking body.
from From Latin Capitolium, the temple of Jupiter that crowned the Capitoline Hill in Rome — one of the city's seven hills and its religious-political heart. The name likely traces to caput, 'head,' and a Roman legend that a human head (caput) was unearthed when the temple's foundations were dug, an omen that Rome would be the head of the world. American founders, steeped in classical admiration, borrowed the word straight from Rome for their seat of government. Note the spelling split English keeps: a 'capitol' (with an o) is the building, while a 'capital' (with an a) is the city — both ultimately from the same head-shaped Latin root.
- name origin
- Named for Rome's Capitoline Hill of Jupiter's temple
- dome weight
- Cast iron dome weighs nearly nine million pounds
- freedom statue
- Bronze figure atop wears a feathered helmet, not warbonnet
- hidden tomb
- Crypt built for Washington sits forever empty below
- spelling trap
- Capitol is the building; capital is the city
united states capitol — seat of u.s. congress in washington d.c., completed 1800
capitol records building — record label headquarters in hollywood, built 1956