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 South Carolina’s Capitol & State Houses, click here.

The Capital City of South Carolina is Columbia.

The City of Columbia, SC
Learn all about Columbia including neighborhoods, parks and recreation, city jobs, news, events, sports, arts, culture and lots more.
Source: The City of Columbia, SC

Columbia Metropolitan
Visitors can get tons of information about this city including a calendar of events, Columbia history, maps and more by clicking on “Visitors” from this page.
Source: Columbia Convention & Visitors Bureau, SC