Washington. The capital of USA. District of Columbia

1. Washington.

The capital of USA.
District of Columbia.

2. The city was founded in 1791 and named in the name of George Washington, the first US president. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by Virginia state on the southwest and the State of Maryland from all other sides.

3.

Washington is not a very big
city, about 600 thousand
people live there. There are a
lot of parks, gardens,
museums. There is no
industry, skyscrapers in the
city.

4. The White House.

The main attraction of Washington
is the White House. The White
House is the official residence of
American President. The building
was designed in 1772 by James
Hoban, American government
spent 8 years and 2.5 millions
dollars to build it. In 1780 the
second US president became the
first host of the residence. At the
beginning of its history the White
House was called the Presidents’
House, the Presidents' palace and
the Presidents' Castle. And only in
1901 it got his famous name-the
White House.

5.

Now the white House has 6 floors, 132 rooms, 35 bath-
rooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fire-places, 8 stairs, 3
lifts, a tennis court, a swimming –pool, a cinema.

6. White house plan.

7. First floor.

8. Second floor.

9. Third floor.

10.

Another famous building of
Washington is the Capitol.
The Capitol is the place where
the Us Congress meets and
makes laws. The building
began in 1793 and finished in
1830.

11.

The Washington Monument is the tallest stone structure in
the USA. It was opened to the public in 1888. It is 555 feet
tall, is called “Pencil” because of its shape. It is three blocks
south of the White House. There is an elevator, which will
carry you to 500-foot level observation windows.

12. Smithsonian National Zoological Park.

The zoo contains more than 400
species of animals, the most
popular of which are the pandas,
bears, tigers, lions, giraffes and
monkeys. In addition, there are
also some birds, fishes, reptiles,
amphibians.

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The presentation was prepared by
Plusnina Diana
BU 15