Sightseeings of USA White house See Barack

Sightseeings of USA

White house See Barack Obama and his family are almost impossible, but the residence of the president of the United States - though the fence you can see all the details. However, something special from the American house № 1 expected. It is only in pictures White House looks lush and majestic. In reality, The White House - very small building, looks like one of the district cultural centers scattered across the expanse of our country. The best views of the White House need to catch in summer, when there fountains and garden greens, winter is the main character of "quarter" becomes crooked, but very nice Christmas tree.

National Mall Long park with monuments and fountains, which begins at the Lincoln Memorial, and ends at the Capitol, the most beautiful and tallest building in Washington.

National Mall (or "National Mall") - is a long park with monuments and fountains. It begins at the Lincoln Memorial - an impressive statue of the 16 th president of the United States - and ends at the Capitol, the most beautiful and the tallest building in the US capital. In the center of the avenue stands the Washington Monument - a powerful foursided column, inside which a lift: you can climb to the observation deck and see the details of neat streets with low houses and pretty cafe. National Mall in something similar to Volgograd Mamayev Kurgan. Here too there is an infinite wall with the names of fallen soldiers (who died in the Vietnam War), and also many of the ubiquitous concrete. But this is not hovering grief, no one enforces patriotism, and green lawns for picnics, chasing squirrels and fat to play football or "soccer".

Lincoln Memorial The famous complex on the National Mall recalls classic Greek temple with a colonnade. Many details in it are filled with a deep symbolic meaning.

The memorial complex in memory of the 16 th president of the United States was built eight years and was completed in 1922. Externally Memorial (located on the National Mall) resembles a classic Greek temple with a colonnade. Many details in it are full of deep symbolic meaning - for example, the memorial is surrounded by 36 columns - just enough states were united before the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Above the colonnade are engraved the names of all 50 states of America with the dates of their entry into the Union. Inside the memorial is a statue of Lincoln. According to legend, the author of the sculpture - Daniel Chester - painted hands the president so that sign language, they show the initials AL On the walls are engraved two of the most famous speeches of Lincoln - the second inaugural and Gettysburg, proclaiming the principles of freedom, unity, justice and brotherhood. Lincoln Memorial opened to the public 24 hours a day.

Capitol Not just a place of work of the US Congress, but also a museum, which houses an impressive number of paintings, statues, historical documents, rare photos and other interesting things.

The building of the US Congress is not just a place of work of the Senate and House of Representatives, but also a museum, which houses an impressive number of paintings, statues, murals, historical documents, rare photos and other interesting things. To get to the Capitol is much easier than the White House. It is necessary to book a tour through the website of the Center visits (visitthecapitol. gov), and on the appointed day to come to the Congress building light, no large bags, food and drinks. With a definitely need to have a passport. One of the symbols of the United States Capitol, located in the eastern part of the National Mall. However, the structure turned to the "National Mall". . . ass. To see the facade of the Capitol, you need to work around it. Building gingerbread houses (smacks of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican) was carried out for many years, since the end of the XVIII century. Congress building was rebuilt several times, extending the 'me' dome.

Library of Congress Access to the library is available to any person under the age of 16 years. However, the archives of the Library can be used only within the - for this there are 18 reading rooms.

The Library of Congress was founded in 1800 and originally located in the Capitol. As the archives, she moved to a separate building got its second name - in honor of Thomas Jefferson, whose private library became the basis for the book fund. In subsequent years, it was built three buildings of the Library of Congress, two of which (including the "Palace of Knowledge" Jefferson) are located on Capitol Hill. Today, the library is not less than one hundred million items (books, maps, manuscripts, audio and video) to 470 languages. Access to the library is available to any person under the age of 16 years. However, the archives of the Library of ordinary people can only be used within it - for this there are 18 reading rooms on 1460 seats. The right to make a book out of the library are only members of Congress, Supreme Court judges and some other officials. In one of the most famous libraries of the world, there are copyright department, where everyone can copyright your creation.

Natural History Museum A huge museum with dozens of fossilized skeletons of dinosaurs, marine reptiles preserved in alcohol, collections of rare insects and a whole army of stuffed mammals

A place not to be missed: a huge museum with dozens of fossilized skeletons of dinosaurs, marine reptiles preserved in alcohol (among them the giant squid, the size of the warhead), collections of rare insects and a whole army of stuffed mammals - from elephants and hippos to the moles and tiny steppe mice. The museum is divided into several sections, each of which can hold at least a couple of hours, so if you suddenly find that the windows dark, and you have not seen yet, and half do not take the time and come back here the next day - the more so that the input free. Particular attention should be paid to Butterfly Pavilion (several hundred species) and most popular inhabitant of the museum - hiding in a tree stuffed cheetah, who likes to be photographed with the kids. If your English is not perfect, taking a dictionary - some colorful stands here is hard to come unstuck as well as from a good detective adventure.

Cathedral The sixth largest cathedral in the world, built in the Gothic Revival style. Inside - hundreds of stained glass windows, organ and statues of saints, from the outside - lovely garden with gazebos.

Looking at the huge cathedral, it seems as if it has been preserved since the Middle Ages, but in fact it is not and fifty years, by the standards of the European hramostroitelstva - a mere trifle. But he - the sixth largest in the world and the most beautiful in America. It was buried, Woodrow Wilson, and here took place the ceremony of farewell to Ronald Reagan. Inside the National Cathedral - several halls, two hundred stained-glass windows, a huge body, statues of saints and many aisles. Exterior - lovely garden (Bishop's Garden) with carved benches, gazebos overgrown with ivy, stone reliefs, tea roses and a whole collection of medicinal plants. Every year on the first Friday of May flower festival is held here - an important cultural event in Washington. Entrance to the cathedral is free. You can get in on their own or with a guide just in case you want to know the history of the cathedral and into the tower, where the entrance is forbidden without a guide (tours are offered every half hour).

National Gallery of Art Collection of the most valuable works of art in the world.

Washington Gallery - one of the largest and most valuable collections of art in the world. It was the beginning of a collection assembled by an American banker, finance minister under several presidents Andrew William Mellon. He also singled out 10 million. US dollars for the construction of the museum building. Interestingly, one of the most valuable parts of the collection made in the acquisition of Mellon sell paintings of the Hermitage of St. Petersburg, who initiated the Soviet government. So the work of Jan van Eyck, Titian, Rembrandt and Raphael "sailed" from Russia over the ocean. Also included in the collection of the gallery and other things collectors USA. The building of the gallery was opened in spring 1941. Over time, it became known as the West. It houses sculptures and paintings by European masters from the Middle Ages to the end of the XIX century. Here you can see paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Monet, Van Gogh. The neighboring, Eastern, gallery building was built with the money Mellon children in the 1970 s. It is being built under the project Yo Ming Pei - an architect who among other things built the famous pyramid of the Louvre in Paris. It stores the works of modern art, the work of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, D. Polloka.