Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C. – the capital of the USA. The city was founded in 1791 by the first

president of the USA and was named after him.

George Washington, the first President of

the USA, after whom the city was

named.

The city stands on the Potomac River.

The city is situated in the District of Colambia. This District doesn’t belong

to any of the states.

The District was named in honour of the discovered of

America Christofor Colambus.

Washington D.C. is unusual city. It has some peculiarities. Such us:

1. The city was designed and build as a capital.

2. It was designed in french style by french

architector Pierre Charles L’Enfant.

3. There are no sky-scrapers due to the law against building houses

higher than the Capitol.

4. It is the city of only one industry –

law-making.

5. It is the city of greenary.

The Capitol - place, where the US Congress meets to discuss the nation's

affairs. It stands on Capitol Hill, the highest point in the city.

The Library of Congress is not far from the Capitol. It is one of the largest libraries in the

world.

It takes about 500 kilometres of shelves to

hold all the books!

Pennsylvania Avenue joins the Capitol and the White House which is the President's residence. The White House has been the home of every

president with the exception of George Washington.

The North side of the White house.

The Washington Monument is situated in Potomac Park. It is the tallest stone structure in the USA.

It is about 160 metres tall and is called the “Pencil” because of its shape.

The Lincoln Memorial is built in the style of a classic Greek Temple.

Inside the Memorial there is a large white marble statue

of the 16th President of

the USA

This is Jefferson Memorial built in honour of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the USA

and the author of the Declaration of Independence.

Inside you can see a statue of Thomas Jefferson. There are

extracts from his most famous works

on the walls.

Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul

Arlington National Cemetery - the military cemetery.In the cemetery are buried members of wars, presidents ,

heads of the Supreme Court and astronauts .Now the cemetery has 300,000 graves .

Welcome to Washington, D.C. full of history,

wonders,

beauty,

and life!