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Washington D.C

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Washington D.C.

LOCATION

Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States. It is not a state. The President of the United States and many major national government offices are in the city. Washington was named after the first U.S. President, George Washington. The "D.C." stands for "District of Columbia", a special area that is not a state. It was designed to be a capital, unlike most other capitals in the world. It lies on the Potomac River. The area for the capital was given up by two neighbouring states, Maryland and Virginia, so that it would be on neutral ground.

The old Washington part now called the Mall area is where all of the most important buildings are situated. They are the Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the White House and many others. The majority of these buildings are made of white marble, in the neo-classicist style.

Washington, D.C. has a very special place in the hearts of American people. They are very proud of it and even though many of them have never visited the city, they learn about every important building in D.C. and about its history at school.

HISTORY

Washington, D.C. was planned before it was built. Pierre L'Enfant drew a plan for the city that said where all the streets, parks, and important buildings would be. Unlike most U.S. cities, D.C. has many roundabouts or traffic circles. The city was supposed to have long and wide avenues, and many open spaces for monuments and parks. The National Mall, a large park that connected the US Capitol to the Washington Monument, was one of the most important parts of L'Enfant's plan.

Did you know?

The first capital city of the United States was New York City. At this time, Congress met in City Hall (from 1785 to 1790). When the capital was moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (from 1790 to 1800), the Philadelphia Congress Hall became the capitol. In 1800, the capital moved again to Washington, D.C., and a new capitol building was built.

Why D.C.?

DC is not a city or state, and so it has to be in something, so it's in a district that we named Columbia. But why Columbia, you ask? Columbia was one of the old poetic names for our nation, kind of like we use "America" or "the States" or "Uncle Sam" today. It references to Christopher Columbus

THE MALL

The National Mall is an open park in downtown Washington, D.C. It has many museums, like the Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art. It is found between the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial (with the Washington Monument in the centre), which are about three kilometres apart. It is a popular place, and is used for exercise, recreation, music concerts, festivals, and protests. It is also visited by many tourists - over 25 million people come to the Mall each year. There is the Reflection Pool (= a reflecting pool or reflection pool is a pool of water that is in many memorials. It is usually shallow and calm, so that a visitor can see a reflection of the memorial in the water. Visitors are also supposed to think about what the memorial means while looking at the pool. The most famous reflecting pool is the one leading up to the Taj Mahal.)

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