PLACES OF INTEREST OF WASHINGTON,DC

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The United States of America

•located on the continent of North America;• the 4-th largest country in the world;

• its area 540, 939 square miles;• bordered on the north by the Canada, Mexico on the south;

• washed by the Atlantic, the Pacific oceans, by the Gulf of Mexico;

• the population - 239 million people;

• the official language is English;• the capital is Washington, DC

• The flag consist of 13 stripes, seven red and six white.

• It is called “The Stars and Stripes”.

• The 13 stripes represent the 13 original English colonies.

• The 50 stars represent the number of States in the Union

• The eagle became the official national symbol of the country in 1782.

• It has an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (symbols of strength).

• You can see the eagle on the back of a dollar bill.

Symbols

The Anthem• Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early

lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there.Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

• On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

• And where is that band who so vauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,A home and a country should leave us no more!Their blood has washed out of of their foul footsteps' pollution.No refuge could save the hireling and slave'From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave:And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

• Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall standBetween their loved home and the war's desolation!Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued landPraise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Washington, D.C.

• Washington is a beautiful administrative city with practically no industry.

• It is situated on the Potomac River in the District Columbia, ten miles square.

• The capital is named in honour of the first president on the USA.

• The population is 900000 people.

• Washington has many historical places.

The White House The White house is a

pleasant, white-painted house in which the President of the USA lives and works.

It has 132 rooms, 54 of which are reserved only for the private use of the First Family on the second and the third floors.

The Capitol

• The Capitol is the seat of the Government.• The Capitol is in the very centre of Washington.• It’s located on Capitol Hill, the highest point in the

city.• The Capitol is the highest building in Washington.• The Capitol is the seat of Congress, which consists

of two Chambers, the Senate and the House of Representative.

• The Capital Building is made of stone and marble.• It contains 540 rooms.

George Washington The first US President known to all

Americans as “The Father of the Nation” was George Washington.

He was born in Virginia in a planter’s family.

He was Commander in Chief of the Colonial Army during The Revolutionary War.

George Washington served two terms as a President of America

The Washington Memorial The Washington Memorial looks like a very big

pencil. It rises 160 metres and is hollow inside. A special lift brings visitors to the top in 70 seconds, from where they can enjoy a view of the city

• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA. He was an excellent speaker.

• In 1861 he became 16-th American President. In 1863 he signed the Emancipation Proclamation – the document that made all the slaves free.

• President Lincoln was shot

in Ford’s Theatre, Washington, in April 1865

Abraham Lincoln

The Lincoln Memorial

• The Lincoln Memorial is located on the banks of the Potomac

• Thirty-six columns represent the States of Union at the time of Lincoln’s death.

• John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in a balcony box here on April 14, 1865 – a tragic event that has made Ford’s Theater one of America’s best-known historical sites.

• A museum contains Booth’s .44 caliber Derringer pistol and other objects and information giving insights into Lincoln and the assassination plot.

• Directly across 10th Street is Petersen House, where Lincoln died after being carried from the theater

The Jefferson Memorial

The Jefferson Memorial was built in memory of the third President of the USA, Thomas Jefferson, who was also the author of the Declaration of Independence.

The Memorial is surrounded by cherry-trees.

• Located along the famous Cherry Tree Walk near the National Mall, this is a memorial not only to FDR, but also to the era he represents.

• The memorial traces twelve years of American History through a sequence of four outdoor rooms with statues, trees and waterfalls - each one devoted to one of FDR's terms of office. In the fourth room is a statue of Eleanor Roosevelt, the President’s wife.

• Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd President: A 10-foot statue shows him in a wheeled chair;

a bas-relief depicts him riding in a car during his first inaugural.

• Roosevelt’s is the newest and the biggest

memorial in Washington

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

The sixty-feet high busts of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln on the granite cliffs of Mount Rushmore, in South Dacota, are the work of sculptor Gutzon Borhlum (1867-1941)

World Bank

The World Bank is a bank that provides financial and technical

assistance to developing countries for development programs

(e.g. bridges, roads) with the stated goal of reducing poverty.

World Bank logo

Formation 27 December1945

TypeInternational organization

Legal status Treaty

Purpose/focus Poverty elimination

Membership 185 countries

President Robert B. Zoellick

Main organ Board of Directors

Korean War Veterans Memorial

The memorial is staffed from 8 a.m. to midnight every day except December 25 by park rangers who are available to answer questions and present interpretive themes.

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is part of the National Park System, one of more than 360 parks representing our nation's natural and cultural heritage

Vietnam Veterans Memorial You can see two long walls.

More than 59,000 Americans did not come back from the Vietnam War.

Their names are on the walls. Here the walls are two statues.

The first is of three soldiers ready to go to war. The second statue is a memorial to many women soldiers.

The Arlington National CemeteryThe Arlington National Cemetery lies on the other bank of the Potomac, where President Kennedy was buried. American soldiers and officers, who died in the World War I and II and in the Vietnam war, are also buried there.

THE SUPREME COURT

The third branch of government is the Supreme Court. It is made up of nine judges.

They have to make sure that the President and the Congress follow the Constitution.

The judges work in the Supreme Court as long as they live.

The City Tavern

The City Tavern served as the meeting place for Georgetown’s governing bodies.

Georgetown's governing body, the Georgetown Corporation, held its meetings and elections at the Tavern and the Mayor's Court sat there, as well

Chinatown

Chinese culture abounds here, with an array of restaurants and shops.

A Chinese arch was funded by Beijing and constructed in 1986, with seven pagoda-style roofs ornamented with 300 dragons.

Library of Congress

The US Library of Congress is the largest in the world.

It has about million items – books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, pieces of music.

The library has about 359 miles of bookshelves in three gigantic buildings on Capitol Hill.

Women in Military service for America

The Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Women's Memorial is a unique, living memorial honoring all military women - past, present and future - and is the only major national memorial honoring women.

Work on the Memorial was in progress for about 11 years and it was dedicated October 18, 1997. Some 200,000 people visit the Memorial annually.

Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, USAF (Ret.)President, Women's Memorial Foundation

THE PENTAGON

Headquarters of the Department of Defense, the Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings.

It is twice the size of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, and has three times the floor space of the Empire State Building in New York.

The National Capitol could fit into any one of the five wedge-shaped sections.

•The building was constructed in the remarkably short time of 16 months and completed on Jan. 15, 1943 at an approximate cost of $83 million.

•It consolidated 17 buildings of the War Department and returned its investment within seven years.

• The Pentagon is virtually a city in itself. Approximately 23,000 employees, both military and civilian arrive daily from Washington, D.C.

• They ride past 200 acres of lawn to park approximately 8,770 cars in 16 parking lots; climb 131 stairways or ride 19 escalators to reach offices that occupy 3,705,793 square feet.

• While in the building, they tell time by 4,200 clocks, drink from 691 water fountains, utilize 284 rest rooms, consume 4,500 cups of coffee, 1,700 pints of milk and 6,800 soft drinks prepared or served by a restaurant staff of 230 persons and dispensed in 1 dining room, 2 cafeterias, 6 snack bars, and an outdoor snack bar.

The Pentagon

• Over 200,000 telephone calls are made daily through phones connected by 100,000 miles of telephone cable.

• Various libraries support our personnel in research and completion of their work.

• The Army Library alone provides 300,000 publications and 1,700 periodicals in various languages.

• Despite 17.5 miles of corridors it takes only seven

minutes to walk between any two points in the building

National Achieves

• The National Archives, occupied in 1935, is the repository of the more valuable and rare documents of this Government as well as a reference library.

• On display in the Exhibition Hall are the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights.

Inaugural Prayer Service

• January 21 On-Demand Join us during this moment

of hope for our nation at Washington National Cathedral.

• The National Prayer Service for President Barack Obama at the Cathedral is web cast live.

Inaugural Prayer

Service

Walter E Washington Convention Center

• The Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of this grateful Nation's esteem for the honored dead of the U.S. Marine Corps.

• The memorial is dedicated to all Marines who have given their lives in the defense of the United States since 1775.

• The small island of Iwo Jima lies 660 miles south of Tokyo. One of its outstanding geographical features is Mount Suribachi, an extinct volcano that forms the narrow southern tip of the island and rises 550 feet to dominate the area.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Building

The FBI tour has been

a favorite with visitors since it was launched in 1937.

Visitors on the one-hour tour learn about the history and goals of the bureau, pass through working laboratories analyzing forensic evidence, then watch a demonstration of officers training in the use of firearms.

Folger Shakespeare Library and Theater

The Folger has the world’s

largest library of printed editions of Shakespeare’s works, and fascinating displays give viewers an insight into Shakespeare and his times.

There is also a huge supporting collection of Renaissance works in other fields, as well as playbills, musical instruments, and costumes.

The elegant Neo-Classical building, a 1929 design by Paul Philippe Cret, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

• The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

• It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750).

• The library was established by Henry Clay Folger in association with his wife Emily Jordan Folger. It opened in 1932, two years after Folger's death.

• The library offers advanced scholarly programs, national outreach to K-12 classroom teachers on Shakespeare education, and plays, music, poetry, exhibits, lectures, and family programs.

Georgetown University

This venerable institution sits on its hill overlooking Georgetown and the Potomac like a medieval citadel, its stone towers seemingly brooding with age.

Yet the university is one of the most progressive in the country.

Among the many interesting buildings here is the 1875 Healy Hall, built in an elaborate Flemish Renaissance style with surprising spiral adornment.

Elegant Georgetown

House

Union Station

Union Station attracts more than 40,000 visitors daily.

Its renovated halls contain specialty shops, movie theaters and eateries, as well as the Union Station Metro and Amtrak terminals.

The United States Botanic Garden

The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a botanic garden on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

It is the oldest continually-operating botanic garden in the United States.

Museum / National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art has one of the finest art collections in the world. It was created for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress

European and American paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts are displayed in the collection galleries and Sculpture Garden.

National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art is a national art museum, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The museum was established in 1938 by the United States Congress, with more than 2,000 sculptures, paintings, pieces of decorative art, and porcelains from Joseph E. Widener.

The National Gallery today houses one of the finest collections of Western painting and sculpture in the world.

Bartholdi Park and Fountain Another oasis for Capitol Hill

visitors, this immaculate park is bursting with flowers and ornamental plants.

Its symmetrical design radiates out from the fine Gilded Age cast-iron Bartholdi Fountain, a three-story high construction of supple human forms, European-style lights, and a non-stop flow of water.

Come and

see the USA!