WASHINGTON D C Vypracovala Mgr Silvie Reitharová

WASHINGTON D. C. Vypracovala: Mgr. Silvie Reitharová

WASHINGTON D. C. n n Washington D. C. is the capital city of the USA It is situated on the Potomac River, about 90 miles from the Atlantic. The population is about 600 thousand. The letters D. C. mean District of Colombia- it as a federal area that was chosen to build the capital city there

a bit from the history - - Originally there were two other capital cities –New York and Philadelphia It was decided to build a completely new city to become the national capital George Washington hired a French engineer Pierre Charles L´Enfant in 1791 The whole city was designed in European style The first completed building was the White House George Washington

IMPORTANT AND FAMOUS PLACES n n n White House Was designed in 1792 and completed in 1800 The first president who lived there was John Adams (the 2 nd presients of the USA) The house is also called Executive Mansion Today there are 102 rooms The most important is „Oval Study“ where the President works George Walter Bush the Executive Mansion

White House from the garden Oval Study

The Capitol Washington is also the seat of American Congress n both-the Senate and the House of Representatives have their home in Capitol Building n

the Capitol

Monuments and Memorials n n n Washington is the town of many monuments, memorials, statues… Look at the most favourite ones which are called after some famous presidents George Washington- the first president of the USA Thomas Jefferson- author of the Declaration of Independence Abraham Lincoln- president during the Civil War and author of the Emancipation Proclamation

Washington Monument was constructed for 4 O years is 555 feet heigh, 15 feet wide at the base was made of stones of different colours

Jefferson Memorial adaptation of Roman Pantheon inside-a bronze statue of T. Jefferson holding the Declaration of Independence

Lincoln Memorial a square building with 36 columns around, completed in 1922 inside-Lincoln statue completed in 1922 the stairs in front of the Memorial are a favourite place for demonstrations, meetings …. .

Vietnam War Memorial dedicated to the victims of the war polished black granite walls contain more than 58. 000 names of the dead or missing

Arlington National Cemetery The Tomb of Unknown Soldier

National Bonsai Collection one of the largest and best collections in the world-except Japan a gift from Japan in 1912 some very old and precious plants

National ZOO dedicated to studying endangered species

Smithonian Institution the largest museum in the world - 14 museum buildings established in 1864 by a British James Smithon – he gave the money, but he had never been to the USA National Air and Space Museum – one of the most favourite ones

Georgetown a part of Washington that is quite different-colour buildings, not only white and grey the place of famous university

the Pentagon the seat of the Ministry of Deffence