Capitol

A capitol, named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, is usually a legislative building where a legislature meets and makes laws for its respective political entity. Specific capitols include: United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Numerous U.S. state and territorial capitols Capitolio Nacional in Bogotá, Colombia Capitolio Federal in Caracas, Venezuela El Capitolio in Havana, Cuba Capitol of Palau in Ngerulmud, Palau Capitol, capitols, or The Capitol may also refer to: Arts, Entertainment, Media Capitol (board game), a Roman-themed board game Capitol (The Hunger Games trilogy), a fictional city in The Hunger Games novels Capitol (TV series), a U.S. soap opera Capitol (collection), a book by Orson Scott Card The Capitols, a Detroit, Michigan-based soul trio Sports Capitol Wrestling Corporation, a predecessor organization to World Wrestling Entertainment Bismarck Capitols, a sem-pro ice hockey team in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, in the Southwest Hockey League Des Moines Capitols, a minor league professional ice hockey team from Des Moines, Iowa, USA, in the International Hockey League (IHL) Harlingen Capitols, a minor league professional baseball team from Harlingen, Texas, USA Harrisburg Capitols, a minor league American football team from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Atlantic Coast Football League Harrisburg Capitols, and Harrisburg Caps; a professional basketball team from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Eastern Professional Basketball League; the successor of the Harrisburg Senators (basketball) Hartford Capitols, a professional basketball team from Hartford, Connecticut, USA, in the Eastern Professional Basketball League Indianapolis Capitols, a professional American football team from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, in the Continental Football League Lincoln Capitols, an indoor arena football (American gridiron) team from Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, in the Indoor Football League Madison Capitols, a top-tier junior ice hockey team in Middleton, Wisconsin, USA, in the United States Hockey League (USHL) Sacramento Capitols, a professional American football team from Sacramento, California, USA, in the Continental Football League Springfield Capitols, an ice hockey team from Springfield, Illinois, USA, in the All-American Hockey League Tallahassee Capitols, a Class-D minor league professional baseball team from Tallahassee, Florida, USA, in the Georgia–Florida League Washington Capitols, a professional ice hockey team from District of Columbia, USA, in the National Hockey League (NHL) Wisconsin Capitols, a junior ice hockey team in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, in the United States Hockey League (USHL) Transport and vehicular Capitol Air, originally known as Capitol International Airways, an American charter airline operating from 1946 to the mid-1980s Le Capitole (train), a former express train between Paris and Toulouse Capitols, former name of the Capitol Corridor passenger train route in California, United States Chevrolet Series AA "Capitol", an American automobile Other locations Capitoline Hill in Rome (from which the word capitol derives) Capitole de Toulouse, a historic building in Toulouse, France, now used as a municipal and public-arts center Capitol College, a private, non-profit, and non-sectarian college located just south of Laurel, Maryland, USA Capitol Butte, a mountain in Arizona Capitol Reef National Park, a U.S. National Park in south-central Utah The Capitol (Hong Kong), China; a large private housing estate in Hong Kong The Capitol (Fayetteville, North Carolina), USA; department store Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia), USA; a historic building that housed the House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia 1705–1779 Other uses Capitol Records, a U.S. record label The capitouls of Toulouse, the city's former chief magistrates Capitolium, the temple for the Capitoline Triad in many cities of the Roman Empire

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