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Background
The capital and the symbol of America, reflecting all its contrasts. City, Pierre Lanfanom designed to compete with brilliant European capitals, a dignified place among the beautiful cities of America. The city designed and built a spacious summarized imperial style reminiscent of Berlin and predvoennnye fixtures and Stalin monument. Here is the residence of the President of the United States, White House, the Ministry of dollars building a military-Pentagon.On Capitol Hill in the picturesque park is a building of the American Congress, Capitol, built on the draft William Thornton in the 1793-1865 biennium.Capitol ( 'United States Capitol'), a symbol of American nationhood on one of the five most famous monuments countries.Library of Congress, one of the largest in the world : there are 26 millionbooks, more than 36 millionManuscripts, maps, photographs and archives of 23 presidents dollars.The library building is a work of art. Many attractions are located around Washington Molla (Mall), extending west from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial : Sculpture Garden, the National Aviation and Space Museum, Natural History Museum, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of American history. The Washington Monument rises Molla (Washington Monument) 170-metrovaya marble monument, which marks the resistance first American President. Does Washington one feature that distinguishes his appearance on the face of other large and medium-sized cities in the country : there's no skyscrapers.Once upon a time, the city fathers have adopted an ordinance forbidding build homes here above the dome buildings Congress, believing that the Capitol first. In Washington, a lot of parks, which help to overcome a historical summer.Green is the centre spify iprivlekatelnym. White House (White House) Maintains its history since 1800, when the White House became the residence of the First President of the United States. Presidents of the United States Memorial Boulevard located on the National Mall, from Capitol protyanuvshemsya.Here are 169-metrovy Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. Capitol (Capitol Building) The house of Congress, which are the Senate, a symbol of American nationhood, one of the most visited buildings in the United States. Arlingtonskoe National Cemetery (Arlington National Cemetry) Located in the state of Virginia, across the river from Potomok Lincoln Memorial, holds the names of many American heroes and celebrities.There is the tomb of unknown soldiers and Arlingtonsky house whose history is connected with the names of President Washington and the famous General konfederatov Robert Lee. D. Washington Monument (George Washington Memorial) 170-metrovy obelisk was dedicated to the memory of the first President of the United States, George Washington, is located opposite the White House.This is the highest structure of the city, the law allowed to build higher buildings in Washington this monument.The elevator can go up to a viewing platform on top of the memorial, which offers an excellent view over the city, visible monuments to two other great presidents of America, Jefferson and Lincoln. Monument dead and missing during the Viet Nam War, American soldiers (Vietnam Veterans' Memorial) 58,132 name carved in high black basalt walls. The National Gallery of Art-Art gallery, a collection which is among the top collections of other American museums. Space Museum, a fascinating collection of airplanes, spacecraft and instruments in history and space.The entrance to the museum to pat "moon rock" a sample moon rocks brought American expedition. Entrance to all museums capital-free. Most of the population is living in the suburbs and working in the city.These people Beszédes to suburban metro, put the car parked there, and go beyond the metro. In America, where suburbs are growing faster cities.But that does not give.It is a zone of urban housing for the major cities.Cars in almost all rural roads to boost inner city artery.The city is difficult to park the car, a parking fine awaits you $ 200.Easy to use Metro.It is very long and far beyond the city. The American city this size is relatively small.It does not belong to any of the states.In 1791 specifically to the capital was vykroena independent administrative unit, D.C..
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