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"Washington, DC"
The city of Washington, the
capital of the
United States of
America is located in the District of Columbia
(DC for short)
Many people consider Washington DC to be one of the most
beatiful
cities in the world. It is filled with many parks, wide
streets
and impressive buildings. In the centre of the city, in
Capitol
Park, visitors' eyes
focus on the
Capitol, where Congress
convence to inect laws. Many visitors come to Washington
DC to
see the White House. It is the greatest attraction for
many of
them. The White House, the official residence of the
President,
is situated at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. The largest
room in
this building of over the hundreds room is the East Room,
scene
of many state receptions, balls and musicals. Other
famous rooms
are: the Green Room, the Blue Room, the Red Room, which
are used
for afternoon teas and for receptions held before state dinners.
The Blue Room, the most formal of
these "colors" room
is an
oval-shaped room connecting the Green and the Red
Rooms. On the
second floor, the floor
with the family
quarters and quests
rooms, is the Lincoln Room, which one served as
an office for
president Lincoln but today serves as an honor
guest room. In
this room Lincoln signed the emansipation proclamation of
1863.
Other landmarks in
Washington DC include
memorials to three
Presidents: The Washington Memorial, The Lincoln Memorial
and The
Jefferson Memorial; The Library of Congress, The National
Gallary
of Art, The John F. Kennedy center for the Perfoming
Arts. The
Capitol is in the very center of Washington. It is located
on the
Capitol Hill, the highest point in the city. The
Capitol is the
highest building in Washington. There is a law in Washington not
to build buildings higher than the Capitol. The conrer stone
of
the Capitol was laid by George Washington on Sep 18th,
1793. The
Capitol is the seat of the goverment of
the United States
of
America.