Tourist attractions of Washington DC and NYC

Tourist attractions of Washington D. C. and New York City

The Library of Congress (Washington)

• The biggest library building in the world

• National library of the US

The White House (Washington)

• The official residence and workplace of the POTUS since 1800

• Neoclassical building, completed in 1800

• Part of it is the famous Oval Office

The role of Congress (Washington)

• The Seat of Congress is in the United States Capitol

  • Located on the Capitol hill

  • Neoclassical building, completed in 1800

  • Has white exterior (*like all the principal buildings of executive and judicial branches)

  • Divides Washington DC into 4 sections (Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast)

• Congress = House of Representatives + the Senate

• Can make new laws, is the legislative branch of the US fed government

The Seat of the President (Washington)

• The White House

The Lincoln Memorial (Washington)

• A national monument built to honour Abraham Lincoln finished 1922

• Greek revival style of building

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool (Washington)

• The largest of reflecting pools in Washington (618x51m)

• Reflects either the Lincoln Memorial, or the Washington Monument

The Washington Monument (Washington)

• A marble obelisk build to commemorate George Washington (1st POTUS)

• World’s tallest obelisk and tallest stone structure

The Statue of Liberty (NYC)

• Considered a symbol of freedom

• Located on Liberty Island

• Given to the USA by France in 1884

Empire State Building + Central park (NYC)

• An art deco (1931) skyscraper located in Manhattan, NYC

• From 1931 to 1970 the highest building in the world

• Steel and glass construction

• NYC’s landmark

• Central park is an urban park located in Manhattan, most visited urban park in the US and a very popular filming location

The World Trade Centre (NYC)

• Was a complex of 7 buildings in Manhattan (NYC)

• The most famous ones were the Twin Towers

  • Opened 1970

  • Then the highest buildings in the World

  • On September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda hijackers flew two civilian Boeing jets into the Twin Towers

  • They later that day the complex collapsed and overall 2 606 people were killed there