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The Congress meets in the U.S. Capitol building. In 1791, an area between Maryland and Virginia was chosen to be the new capital city. French engineer Pierre L'Enfant was hired to plan the city. While L'Enfant chose the hill on which to build the Capitol building, he was not the one to actually design the building. A doctor, William Thornton, sent in the successful plan for the Capitol. PresidentWashington approved this design in 1793. Congress first met in the Capitol building in November of 1800.