United States Capitol

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The term "Capitol" (from Latin ''Capitolium'') originally denoted the [[Capitoline Hill]] in Rome and the [[Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus|Temple of Jupiter]] that stood on its summit.<ref>{{Cite OED|Capitol|6242540895}}</ref> The Roman Capitol was sometimes misconceived of as a meeting place for senators, and this led the term to be applied to legislative buildings; the first such building was the [[Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia)|Williamsburg Capitol]] in [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Naming the Capitol and the Capital |first=George W. |last=Hodgkins |journal=Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. |volume=60/62 |year=1960 |pages=36–53 |jstor=40067217}}</ref> [[Thomas Jefferson]] had sat here as a member of the [[House of Burgesses]], and it was he who applied the name "Capitol" to what on L'Enfant's plan had been called the "Congress House".<ref name=Kornwolf/> "Capitol" has since become a general term for government buildings, especially in the United States. It is often confused with "capital"; one, however, denotes a building or complex of buildings, while the other denotes a city.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Capitol |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitol |dictionary=Merriam-Webster |access-date=21 July 2022}} and {{cite encyclopedia |title=Capital |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital |dictionary=Merriam-Webster |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>