Washington is the capital of the USA

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WASHINGTON

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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.

3. The White House

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, and
has the most famous
address in the USA –
1660 Pennsylvania
Avenue. Cosists of 132
rooms. Open for
tours10:00 a.m. to noon.

4. 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. The
Capitol was built
according to plans of
William Thorton.

5. The Library of Congress

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Library of Congress
is the largest nathional
library in the States. It
contains more than 13
million books, more
than 19 manuscripsts,
including the personal
papers of the US
presidents. It takes 340
miles of shelves to hold
all the books.

6. Washington monument

WASHINGTON MONUMENT
This monument was built
in honor of George
Washington. It is 555 feet
tall and provides a
panoramic view of
Washington, D.C., via
elevator. It is called “The
Pencil”, because it is one
of the tallest stone
construction in the world
and in the USA. Located
south of the White House.

7. Gefferson memorial

GEFFERSON 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. The
Declaration of
Independence was
written by Thomas
Jefferson. He was the
first President of the
United States.

8. Lincoln Memorial

LINCOLN MEMORIAL
This is the Lincoln memorial,
built in honour of Abraham
Lincoln. 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. But the dominant feature
of the building is the realistic
figure of Lincoln. Abraham
Lincoln became the 16th
President of the United States
in 1861.

9. 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

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