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United States of America, located at the confluence of

the Potomac and Anacostia rivers and flanked by Maryland on the north, east, and southeast and by Virginia on the southwest. The city of Washington is coextensive with the District of Columbia (D.C.), the federal district of the United States..

The U S A Capital

of national government, a role that still dominates its

existence, Washington is today the core of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country and serves as a center of both national and international politics and diplomacy.

the cornerstone for the United States Capitol in 1793,

and the building has been the seat of the country’s Senate and the House of Representatives since 1800. Since its original construction, the Capitol building has been expanded to more than twice its original size. The Rotunda stands 66 m (180 ft) high and is the symbolic center of both Capitol Hill and Washington, D.C. It is the tallest building in Washington.

Supreme Court, where the laws are interpreted by the

highest judges of the USA.
The framers of the United States Constitution created life tenures for United States Supreme Court justices. Consequently, justices do not face pressures from voters or from the executive and legislative branches of government.

the United States president, the White House, in Washington,

D.C., is one of the nation’s most popular tourist attractions. The White House contains 132 rooms, but only 5 of these—the Blue Room, East Room, Green Room, Red Room, and State Dining Room—are open to public visitation.

White House, North Portico

White House cover more than 7 hectares (more than

18 acres) on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building itself is made of Virginia sandstone and measures 52 by 26 m (170 by 85 ft). The classical structure has an Ionic portico on its north side and a semicircular portico on its southern exposure.

history of the United States is memorialized in monuments

surrounding the Mall, a parklike area in Washington, D.C. Seen here are the Lincoln Memorial, foreground, and the 169-m (555-ft) tall Washington Monument, center, which were built to honor two of the country’s greatest presidents. The dome of the U.S. Capitol is visible in the background.

George Washington, the first president of the USA.
He led

the American army in many battles during the War for American Independence.
The monument is 555 feet tall and provides a panoramic view of Washington, D.C. via elevator.

Thomas Jefferson, the third president.
The Jefferson Memorial overlooks

the south shore of the Tidal Basin, in Washington, D.C. Built in the classical Greco-Roman style favored by Thomas Jefferson, it has 26 Ionic columns.
Inside is a 19-foot statue of Thomas Jefferson standing on a 6-foot pedestal.

in honour of Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth

president in 1861.
Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the blacks in the South from slavery.
Inside the memorial there is a huge statue of the former president.

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is the focal point of

the interior of the Lincoln Memorial. The white marble statue, created by sculptor Daniel Chester French, is 5.8 m (19 ft) tall. On the wall behind the statue are inscribed the words, “In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever.”

D.C., was constructed in 1855 and originally functioned as

a museum.
Today, the Castle houses are the administrative offices of the Smithsonian Institution. It is the Smithsonian Information Centre.
Information about special activities at the Washington museums is provided here.

of Defense, the Pentagon is the largest office building

in the world.
The Pentagon has some of the world’s largest telephone, food service, and pneumatic tube systems and includes a 27-hectare (67-acre) parking lot.

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