Reply #15: The "capitol" is the building. The "capital" is the city. [View All]

[Hannah Bell]

http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=capitol


"Washington, D.C., has been the capital of the United States since 1800. Eight other cities have served as the meeting place for Congress and are therefore considered to have once been the capital of the United States. In addition, each of the 50 U.S. states and the five principal territories of the United States maintains its own capital."

"Dome of the United States Capitol building."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States