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History The choice of the capital of the new state after the American revolution was difficult, since the role of the claimed many of the city. As a result, in 1790 it was decided to build a new city in the area of the Potomac river. The capital was called Washington in honor of the first President, George Washington. The first architect, who planned and designed the city, became the Frenchman Pierre Lanfan. In 1801 was officially established the Federal district of Columbia, which includes the city of Washington, Georgetown, Alexandria, as well as Washington County and the County of Alexandria.
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The population in the administrative borders Administratively, the city of Washington since 1871 year coincides with the district of Columbia. Area - 0,2 thousand km2. Within the Federal district 602 thousand inhabitants (2010; in 1910 was 331 thousand. in the 1950 - 802 thousand inhabitants). With the suburbs (in the States of Maryland and Virginia) - 5.4 million inhabitants (2010).
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White House The residence of the President of the United States. Is located in Washington (district of Columbia) to the following address: Pennsylvania Avenue, 1600, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the United States. The white house was the official residence of the Presidents of the USA, with the exception of George Washington, who occupied this post from 1789 to 1797 years. At the time of the completion of the construction of the White house in 1800, the President of the country was John Adams. In August 1814, the White house was burned by the British, then reconstructed and restored. Depicted on banknotes of 20 dollars.
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Wall The wall of the Memorial to the veterans of Vietnam is the most famous part of the monument, it"s usually it is associated with himself memorial. It is often simply called the Wall. Structurally, it consists of two walls of black granite (Western and Eastern), the United under an obtuse angle 125 degrees 12′. The total length of the Walls - 75 meters. Its height increases from the ends of the Western and Eastern walls to the place of their connection and the highest point is 3 m. The wall is located in the hollow below the surface level, and its upper edge is connected with the lawn. On the Wall are listed the names of all U.S. servicemen killed or missing in South-East Asia
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Three soldiers The creation of the statues of the Three soldiers were contradictions that have arisen around the selected Maya Lin"s design. In 1984, bronze sculpture, created by Frederick Garth, was added to the memorial. The three soldiers - white, African-American and Latin - standing at some distance from the wall and looked in her direction, making a single composition.
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Memorial for women of Vietnam 11 November 1993, was opened a memorial Viet Nam women"s dedicated to all the American women who served in the South-East Asia (mainly in the role of nurses). The sculpture was designed by Glenna Gudark.
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Washington Monument Faced with merilendskim marble granite obelisk weight of 91 thousand tons and height of 169 meters. Was erected in 1848-84, in Washington, D.C. between the White house and the Capitol, according to the project of the Robert mills as a monument to the first President of the United States, George Washington. Before the building of the Eiffel tower was the tallest building on Earth. On the top of the monument, you can climb the stairs from 896 stairs or by lift. Interesting is the fact that, from the East side to the top of the monument carved 2 Latin words «decet Laus Deo», that in translation means «Glory to God.» Every new day in the capital of the United States begins with the fact that the first ray of sun shines on this title. The process of creating the monument began in 1832 (this year, the Washington celebrated its 100-year anniversary). Modern monument represents a hollow pillar, which has in its upper part четырехгранную pyramid, inside of which is the viewing platform with eight Windows on all four sides
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Lincoln Memorial 1. located on the Esplanade in the centre of Washington. Was built in honor of the sixteenth President of the United States Abraham Lincoln. His presidency fell on the years of the Civil war (1861-1865). Memorial, built in 1914-1922 years, a symbol of faith Lincoln in the fact that all people should be free. 2. Compositionally the building symbolizes the Union. Along its perimeter are 36 columns, just as many States United by the time of the death of Lincoln. The names of the 48 United States (and that is how much they were to 1922 - the moment of completion of construction of memorial) broken along the outside wall of the building. Tablet with the name of the last two acceding States of Alaska and Hawaii - is located on the approaches to the memorial. 3. In the premises of the memorial is the statue of Lincoln: sitting President facing to the memorial of Washington and the Capitol. The statue of Lincoln 19 feet (5.79 m.) in height and weighs 175 tons. In the room there are also two huge stone slabs: on the one engraved text of the second inaugural treatment of Lincoln, and on the other – it Gettinsbergskayait. Two murals allegorically represent the principles of freedom, justice, unity, brotherhood and charity.
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A monument to victims of communism memorial in Washington, DC (USA) at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and G street two blocks from the train station and at a distance of visibility of the Capitol. Memorial is intended, according to its creators, to perpetuate the memory of the more than one hundred million victims of communism, the glory of those who successfully resisted Communist tyranny, to tell the current and future generations about the crimes of communism against humanity, and thank those who helped win the Cold war
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Capitol residence of the U.S. Congress on Capitol hill in Washington, ideological and town-planning center of the district of Columbia. Connects to the Washington Monument and The Lincoln 1800-metre National alley. To the East of the parliamentary centre spread the Library of Congress and the residence of the Supreme court of the United States (up to 1935, the meeting of the Supreme court were in the Capitol).
В учебнике по английскому языку у дочки было задание подготовить презентацию про один из штатов США. Дочка решила сделать презентацию про штат Вашингтон (не путать с городом — столицей Вашингтон). Готовую презентацию даже показали ученикам 8 класса.
Washington is a state in the northwest of the United States, the 42nd state in the country. The capital is the city of Olympia, the largest city is Seattle. The population is about 7 million people.
The capital is the city of Olympia
To avoid confusion with the US capital, the name of the latter is usually accompanied by the phrase «District of Columbia». The official nickname is «Evergreen State».
In the north, Washington is bordered by the Canadian province of British Columbia, in the east — with the state of Idaho, in the south — with the state of Oregon. In the west it is washed by the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Where does Washington US located?
The total area is one hundred eighty five thousand km² (the 18th place in the USA), out of which one hundred seventy three thousand km² on land.
On the coast of the state lies Cape Alava, the westernmost point of the Continental states.
Cape Alava is the westernmost point of the Continental states
Ethnic origin of inhabitants:
- 21 % Germans
- 13% The British
- 13% Irish
- And others.
The state of Washington has a system of state highways, as well as an advanced ferry system, which is the largest in the country and the third largest in the world.
The state of Washington has a system of state highways
There are also 140 public airfields in Washington State, including 16 state airports owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation. In addition, Seattle hosts the Boeing Field, one of the busiest airports in the US for freight and special purposes. The unique geographical location of Washington State determined its exceptional needs for various modes of transport.
Boeing Field is one of the busiest airports in the US
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Мемориал Линкольна. расположен на Эспланаде в центре Вашингтона. Был построен в честь шестнадцатого президента США Авраама Линкольна. Его президентство пришлось на годы Гражданской войны (1861-1865). Мемориал, возводившийся в 1914-1922 годах, символизирует веру Линкольна в то, что все люди должны быть свободны. Композиционно здание символизирует Союз. По его периметру проходят 36 колонн - именно столько штатов объединилось к моменту смерти Линкольна. Названия 48 штатов (а именно столько их было к 1922 году - моменту завершения строительства мемориала) выбиты вдоль внешней стены здания. Табличка с названием двух последних присоединившихся штатов - Аляски и Гавайев - находится на подходах к мемориалу. В помещении мемориала находится статуя Линкольна: сидящий президент обращен лицом к мемориалу Вашингтона и Капитолию. Статуя Линкольна 19 футов (5.79 м.) в высоту и весит 175 тонн. В помещении также находятся две огромных каменных плиты: на одной выгравирован текст второго инаугурационного обращения Линкольна, а на другой - его Геттисбергская речь. Две настенные росписи аллегорически представляют принципы свободы, справедливости, единения, братства и благотворительности.
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- Washington, DC
- Washington, DC is the capital of the USA.
- It was so named in memory of George Washington ,
- the first president of the USA.
- The city stands on the Potomac River.
- A special district was created for the American capital – the District of Columbia.
- That’s what the letters DC in the name of the city stand for.
- There are 50 states in the country,
- but the city of Washington is not in any of them.
- The District of Columbia is bordered by the State of Maryland to the north and Virginia to the south.
- Washington is like no other city of the USA.
- It’s the world’s largest one-industry city.
- And that industry is government .
- The White House, where the US President lives and works, the Capitol, the home of the US Congress, and the Supreme Court, are all in Washington. All the foreign embassies are there too.
- The Supreme Court
- The Capitol
- The White House
- The population of the city is about 550,000 people but with the suburbs it numbers nearly 4 million .
- Because government is the city’s only industry, the level of pollution is quite low in Washington. The city is very green. There are many beautiful parks and gardens. It is interesting to see the famous cherry trees which are the gift from Japan.
- Washington is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in the USA. The huge dome of the Capitol rises in the very centre of the capital.
- Capitol Hill is the highest place in the city. It was built according to the plans of William Thornton , an amateur architect. The building is made of stone and marble and contains 540 rooms. Topping the dome is a huge bronze statue of Freedom. There is a law that forbids building houses higher than the Capitol so there are no skyscrapers in Washington.
- William Thornton
- The Capitol is the seat of Congress which consists of two Chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives . The members of the Congress meet in the Capitol to discuss the nation’s affairs.
- Not far from the Capitol is the Library of Congress, the largest library in the States. It contains more than 13 million books and more than 19 million manuscripts.
- The official residence of the president of the USA is the White House. George Washington died in 1799 and he did not live in that House. The first President who lived there was John Adams in 1800.
- George Washington
- John Adams
- The White House has 132 rooms and is open for tours. The President works in the Oval Office
- of the White House.
- The Oval Office
- One can hardly find a park, a square or an open area in Washington without a monument or a memorial. The Washington Monument, The Jefferson Memorial and The Lincoln Memorial are the most famous and nice ones.
- The Washington Monument
- The Jefferson Memorial
- The Lincoln Memorial
- The Washington Monument is one of the city’s most impressive sights. It is called “The Pencil” , because it is one of the tallest stone constructions in the world. The Monument is over 555 feet high .
- The Jefferson Memorial was built in honour of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the USA. On the walls of the Memorial there are extracts from Jefferson’s works. The Memorial is a very picturesque place, surrounded by cherry trees.
- The Lincoln Memorial reminds everybody of Abraham Lincoln , the 16th president of the USA. The Memorial looks like a Greek temple, and it has 36 columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln’s death. There is a huge statue of Abraham Lincoln inside the Memorial.
- There are many museums and art galleries in the city.
- The National Gallery of Art has a lot of art collections by the great masters from the 14th to the 19th centuries. It is one of the finest picture galleries in the country.
- Washington takes pride in its world-class museums at the Smithsonian Institution.
- There is something for everyone:
- The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, where visitors can see the history of flight from the first airplane flown by the Wright brothers to the Apollo spaceship;
- the Smithsonian Natural History Museum;
- the Smithsonian American History Museum
- and many more.
- People from all parts of the United States come to see their capital and thousands of foreign tourists visit Washington every day.
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Washington is the capital of the United States of America. It’s situated in the District of Columbia and is like no other city in the USA. Washington was named after the first US President George Washington. Washington was first settled in 1790 and since 1800 it has been the federal capital.
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The White House
The beautiful home of every president of the USA, except the first president. This is the oldest public building in Washington, D.C, and has the most famous address in the USA – 1660 Pennsylvania Avenue. Cosists of 132 rooms. Open for tours10:00 a.m. to noon.
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THE CAPITOL
The tallest building in Washington, D.S., and the most famous building in the US, because this is where laws are made. The Capitol is surrounded by a beautiful garden with many trees and flowers. It is situated on Capitol Hill. The Capitol was built according to plans of William Thorton.
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The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the largest nathional library in the States. It contains more than 13 million books, more than 19 manuscripsts, including the personal papers of the US presidents. It takes 340 miles of shelves to hold all the books.
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Washington monument
This monument was built in honor of George Washington. It is 555 feet tall and provides a panoramic view of Washington, D.C., via elevator. It is called “The Pencil”, because it is one of the tallest stone construction in the world and in the USA. Located south of the White House.
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Gefferson memorial
This is the Jefferson Memorial built in honour of Thomas Jefferson. Inside is a 19 – foot statue of Thomas Jefferson standing on a 6 – foot pedestal. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. He was the first President of the United States.
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Lincoln Memorial
This is the Lincoln memorial, built in honour of Abraham Lincoln. It was built in the style of classic Greek temple. It has 36 columns. Each column represents the state in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s death. But the dominant feature of the building is the realistic figure of Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States in 1861.
