Washington DC

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Washington DC

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Washington is the capital of the United States of
America. It’s situated in the District of Columbia
and is like no other city in the USA. Washington
was named after the first US President George
Washington. Washington was first settled in 1790
and since 1800 it has been the federal capital.

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The White House
The beautiful home of every
president of the USA, except the
first president. This is the oldest
public building in Washington,
D.C. Consists of 132 rooms. The
White House was built in 1800.

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The capitol
The tallest building in Washington, D.S., and the most famous
building in the US, because this is where laws are made. The
Capitol is surrounded by a beautiful garden with many trees and
flowers. It is situated on Capitol Hill.

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The Library of Congress
The Library of
Congress is the
largest national
library in the States. It
contains more than
13 million books. It
takes 340 miles of
shelves to hold all
the books.

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Washington monument
This monument was
built in honour of
George Washington.
It is 555 feet tall and
provides a
panoramic view of
Washington, D.C., via
elevator. It is called
“The Pencil”.

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Jefferson memorial
This is the Jefferson
Memorial built in
honour of Thomas
Jefferson. Inside is a
19 – foot statue of
Thomas Jefferson
standing on a 6 –
foot pedestal.

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Lincoln Memorial
It was built in the
style of classic Greek
temple. It has 36
columns. Each
column represents
the state in the Union
at the time of
Lincoln’s death.

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
The National gallery
was opened in 1941.
It has a lot of art
collections by the
great masters from
14th to the 19th
centuries. It is one of
the finest picture
galleries in America