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Powerful improvements for your civilization.
—In-game description

The Capitol is an economic building in Age of Empires III that is available to the European civilizations and Mexicans upon reaching the Imperial Age. It provides powerful economic and military technologies meant to break the stalemate between the player and their enemies.

The United States has the State Capitol as its counterpart to the Capitol, with similar functions (but with different technologies and improvements unique to the United States), and available in the Fortress Age. The African, Asian, and Native American civilizations lack an equivalent building to the Capitol, but can research the technologies at the Town Center.

Technologies[]

Age Technology Cost Effect
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Blockade 100 coin per enemy unit Enemies cannot receive Home City shipments
Spies 75 coin per enemy unit See all enemies' Line of Sight
Knighthood 1,500 food Hero hit points +1,000
Peerage 1,000 food Hero hit points +1,000, ranged and hand attack damage +100%; requires Knighthood
Immigrants 2,000 coin Supports 100 population; unit train time -10%, spawn time -5% (does not stack with the Imperial Age train time bonus)
Legendary Native Warriors 1,500 food
1,500 wood
Upgrades native warriors to Legendary/Exalted/Imperial (hit points and damage +50%); Somali Darood Militia ranged attack range +2
Large Scale Agriculture 1,000 wood
1,000 coin
Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +50%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +50%
Deforestation 1,000 food
1,000 coin
Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +50%
Excessive Taxation 1,000 food
1,000 wood
Villager gather work rate for mine, Mountain Monastery, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +50%; fishing boat gather work rate for whale +50%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +50%; Bank build limit +2

Further statistics[]

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Nothing
Weak vs. Everything
Improvements
Hit points Flying Buttress (+20%)
Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight Gas Lighting (+4)
Cost Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Build time Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Penalties Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost; John Black's Mercenaries only)
Code Napoleon (+25% cost; French only)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Capitol
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Shared
Card Description Age
Improved Buildings Building hit points +40%
TEAM Improved Buildings Building hit points +25%
  • "Improved Buildings" is available to Europeans (except the Maltese) and the Mexicans.
  • "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.
Europeans
Card Description Age
Rio de Janeiro Enables Capitol to be built; Deforestation, Excessive Taxation, Large Scale Agriculture, and Legendary Native Warriors cost -20%; Knighthood and Peerage cost -50%
Raadsaal Enables Capitol to be built; Deforestation, Excessive Taxation, Large Scale Agriculture, and Legendary Native Warriors cost -20%; Knighthood and Peerage cost -50%; costs 500 coin
Mexicans
Card Description Age
Chipotle Tactics Delivers 1 Huge Crates of Food (500 food); grants food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost
Colegio de San Nicolas Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
Talavera Architecture Building build time -30%, hit points +30%, grant coin build bounty instead of XP
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
  • "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
  • "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.

Europeans
Card Description Age HC level
Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points
10
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points
10

Changelog[]

Age of Empires III[]

  • The Capitol costs 400 wood, gives 80 XP when built and 160 XP when destroyed, has 3,000 hit points and 12 Line of Sight.

Definitive Edition[]

  • The Capitol costs 300 wood, gives 300 XP when built or destroyed, and has a Line of Sight of 34.
  • With an update, Capitol has 5,000 hit points.

History[]

A capitol is a building or set of buildings that houses government offices. usually the legislative branch. Four buildings have served as capitol buildings in the United States. The first was the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. That building still stands and is currently used to house the Maryland General Assembly.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Buildings in Age of Empires III
Common
Dock · House · Livestock Pen · Market · Native Embassy · Stable · Town Center · Trading Post · Wall
Europeans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Church · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Tavern
Native Americans Community Plaza · Corral · Estate (formerly Plantation) · Farm · Tribal Marketplace · War Hut · Fire Pit (removed)
Asians Barracks · Castle · Consulate · Monastery · Rice Paddy · Wonder
Federal Americans Arsenal · Artillery Foundry · Barracks · Capitol · Estate · Fort · Mill · Outpost · Saloon
Africans Arsenal · Field · Granary · Hut · Livestock Market · Palace · Port · War Camp · Watch Tower
Unique
British Manor House
Dutch Bank
Germans Mercenary Camp
Ottomans Mosque
Russians Blockhouse
Aztecs Nobles' Hut
Haudenosaunee Longhouse · Siege Workshop
Lakota Teepee
Chinese Village · War Academy
Indians Caravanserai · Mango Grove · Sacred Field
Japanese Cherry Orchard · Dojo · Shrine
Inca Kallanka · Kancha House · Stronghold · Tambo
Swedes Torp
United States Meeting House · State Capitol
Ethiopians Mountain Monastery
Hausa University
Mexicans Cathedral · Hacienda
Italians Basilica · Lombard
Maltese Commandery · Depot · Fixed Gun · Hospital
Situational
American Citadel (formerly Maya Castle) · Athos Monastery · Battery Tower · Factory · Field Hospital · Regent's Castle
Scenario Editor/campaign only
A Mine of Unknown Origin · Cherokee War Hut · Command Post · Command Post · Fixed Gun · Fort Tower · Gunpowder Stores · Ossuary · The Fountain of Youth · Tower · Watch Tower