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The city of Washington, the÷š capital÷š of÷š the÷š United÷š States÷š of
America is located in the District of÷š Columbia÷š (DC÷š for÷š short)
Many people consider Washington DC to be one of the most beatiful
cities in the world. It is filled with many parks,÷š wide÷š streets
and impressive buildings. In the centre of the city,÷š in÷š Capitol
Park,÷š visitors'÷š eyes÷š focus÷š on÷š the÷š Capitol,÷š where÷š Congress
convence to inect laws. Many visitors come to÷š Washington÷š DC ÷što
see the White House. It is the greatest attraction÷š for÷š many÷š of
them. The White House, the official residence of÷š the÷š President,
is situated at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. The largest room in
this building of over the hundreds room is the East÷š Room,÷š scene
of many state receptions, balls and musicals. Other famous÷š rooms
are: the Green Room, the Blue Room, the Red Room, which are÷š used
for afternoon teas and for receptions held before state÷š dinners.
The Blue Room, the most formal÷š of÷š these÷š "colors"÷š room÷š is÷š an
oval-shaped room connecting the Green and the Red Rooms.÷š On÷š the
second floor, the floor÷š with÷š the÷š family÷š quarters÷š and÷š quests
rooms, is the Lincoln Room, which one served÷š as÷š an÷š office÷š for
president Lincoln but today serves as an÷š honor÷š guest÷š room.÷š In
this room Lincoln signed the emansipation proclamation÷š of÷š 1863.
Other landmarks in÷š Washington÷š DC÷š include÷š memorials÷š to÷š three
Presidents: The Washington Memorial, The Lincoln Memorial and The
Jefferson Memorial; The Library of Congress, The National Gallary
of Art, The John F. Kennedy center for the÷š Perfoming÷š Arts.÷š The
Capitol is in the very center of Washington. It is located on the
Capitol Hill, the highest point in the city. The Capitol÷š is÷š the
highest building in Washington. There is a law in Washington÷š not
to build buildings higher than the Capitol. The conrer÷š stone÷š of
the Capitol was laid by George Washington on Sep 18th, 1793.÷š The
Capitol is the seat of the goverment÷š of÷š the÷š United÷š States÷š of
America.
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