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State Capitol of Tennessee
By ClassBrain Staff
Aug 6, 2006, 09:01 PST

Capital or Capitol?

What is the difference between these two? Here’s how it breaks down . . .

The Capital is the city or town that is the seat of government in a state or nation.

The Capitol is the building in which the state legislative body meets.

For information about Tennessee’s Capital City, click here.

The Capitol Complex and Capitol Facilities
See beautiful color photographs of the Capitol Complex, learn interesting facts about the buildings, and read about its history at this website.
Source: Tennessee Department of General Services

The Tennessee State Capitol 1888
See an amazing black and white photograph of what the capitol looked like in 1888. This is a very cool picture.
Source: Tennessee State Library

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