| 单词 | capitol | ||||||
| 释义 | capitolcapitolcap·i·tolC0085200 (kăp′ĭ-tl)Capitol(ˈkæpɪtəl)Cap•i•tol(ˈkæp ɪ tl)n. Capitol
CapitolCapitol,in Rome: see Capitoline HillCapitoline Hillor Capitol, highest of the seven hills of ancient Rome, historic and religious center of the city. The great temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, on its southern summit, was dedicated in 509 B.C.; it was foremost among the temples and altars of Rome. ..... Click the link for more information. . Capitol,seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'EnfantL'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754–1825, American soldier, engineer, and architect. Born in France, he volunteered as a private in the American Revolution. He won Gen. Washington's attention with his design for the insignia of the Society of the Cincinnati. ..... Click the link for more information. . The building as it now stands took many years to build and is the result of the work of several architects. In 1792 a competition was held to select an architect, but William ThorntonThornton, William, 1759–1828, American architect, b. Tortola, British Virgin Islands, He studied (1781–84) medicine at Edinburgh but received his medical degree (1784) at the Univ. of Aberdeen. In 1787 he emigrated to the United States and became a citizen in 1788. ..... Click the link for more information. gained the president's approval with a plan separately submitted and was appointed. In 1793 the president set the cornerstone, with Masonic rites, and the building was begun. Later three additional architects were employed—E. S. HalletHallet, Étienne Sulpice , 1755–1825, French architect. He emigrated c.1789 to the United States, where he became known as Stephen Hallet. Before the opening of the public competition for the design of the Capitol, at Washington, D.C. ..... Click the link for more information. , George Hadfield (d.1826), and James HobanHoban, James , c.1762–1831, American architect, b. Ireland. By 1789, Hoban had immigrated to the United States. He designed the South Carolina statehouse, which was burned in 1865. In 1792 he moved to Washington, D.C. ..... Click the link for more information. . In 1814 the uncompleted building was burned by the British, and B. H. LatrobeLatrobe, Benjamin Henry (Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe) , 1764–1820, American architect, b. Yorkshire, England. He is considered the first professional architect in the United States. ..... Click the link for more information. , who had been appointed (1803) surveyor of public buildings, undertook its restoration. He was succeeded in 1818 by Charles BulfinchBulfinch, Charles, 1763–1844, American architect, b. Boston. A member of the Boston board of selectmen in 1791, he was chosen chairman in 1799—an office equivalent to mayor and held by Bulfinch for 19 years. ..... Click the link for more information. , who brought the design to completion in 1830. The building proved inadequate in size and was greatly enlarged (1851–65) by T. U. WalterWalter, Thomas Ustick, BibliographySee I. T. Frary, They Built the Capitol (1940); U.S. Capitol Historical Society, We, the People (11th ed. 2011); G. Gugliotta, Freedom's Cap: The United States Capitol and the Coming of the Civil War (2012). Capitol Capitola building in Washington, D.C., the capital of the USA, where the US Congress meets. It was built in the classical style during the years 1793–1865 (architects W. Thornton, B. Latrobe, and T. Walter). The buildings in the US state capitals where the legislative assemblies meet are also called capitols. capitolCapitolCAPITOLCAPITOLAbbreviation for:Captopril Post-Infarction Tolerance capitol
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Capitol - the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet