Intresting facts of Washington

1. Intresting facts of washington

INTRESTING
FACTS OF
WASHINGTON

2.

А-The White House,
which is a symbol of
the United States for
the whole world,
serves as the official
residence of the
country's president.
D-The location for the
White House was
chosen by George
Washington, the first
president of the new
country.

3.

D- Capitol is where the U.S. Congress meets.
It is one of the first buildings built by the
young U.S. government at the end of the
Revolutionary War.
A- Construction
began in 1793,
and in 1800
legislators met
here for the first
time in Congress.

4.

A- The Washington Monument
was built in the 19th century as a
monument to George Washington's
military achievements during the
Revolutionary War.
D- It can be considered one of the
most famous obelisks on earth. In
addition, it is also the most visible
structure in Washington, because
its "needle" rises more than 170
meters above the ground.

5.

D-Another
attraction on the
National Mall, the
Jefferson Memorial
is a tribute to the
third president of
the United States
and is meant to
perpetuate Thomas
Jefferson's views as
a statesman and
philosopher.

6.

A- Georgetown is a historic
district of the city, which was
once a separate municipality,
which appeared several
decades before the founding of
Washington. It became part of
the nation's capital in 1871
when Congress created the
District of Columbia, uniting
Georgetown with Washington,
D.C., and its environs.

7.

D-Library of Congress is now the largest
library in the world. But it all started
more than modestly. In 1800, it was a
small repository for early United States
documents transferred from Philadelphia
to Washington.
A- For the first
100 years, the
Library of
Congress was used
only by legislators,
where only their
reference literature
was stored.

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