Transcript WASHINGTON D. C. & NEW YORK

WASHINGTON D.C.
Vypracovala: Mgr. Silvie Reitharová
WASHINGTON D.C.
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Washington D.C. is the
capital city of the USA
It is situated on the
Potomac River, about 90
miles from the Atlantic.
The population is about
600 thousand.
The letters D.C. mean
District of Colombia- it as
a federal area that was
chosen to build the capital
city there
a bit from the history
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Originally there were two
other capital cities
–New York and
Philadelphia
It was decided to build a
completely new city to
become the national capital
George Washington hired a
French engineer Pierre
Charles L´Enfant in 1791
The whole city was
designed in European style
The first completed
building was the White
House
George Washington
IMPORTANT AND FAMOUS
PLACES
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White House
Was designed in 1792 and
completed in 1800
The first president who
lived there was John
Adams (the 2nd
presients of the USA)
The house is also called
Executive Mansion
Today there are 102
rooms
The most important is
„Oval Study“ where the
President works
George Walter Bush
the Executive
Mansion
White House
from the garden
Oval Study
The Capitol
Washington is also the seat
of American Congress
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House of Representatives
have their home in Capitol
Building
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the Capitol
Monuments and Memorials
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Washington is the town of many
monuments, memorials,
statues…
Look at the most favourite ones
which are called after some
famous presidents
George Washington- the first
president of the USA
Thomas Jefferson- author of the
Declaration of Independence
Abraham Lincoln- president
during the Civil War and author
of the Emancipation
Proclamation
Washington Monument
was constructed for 4O
years
is 555 feet heigh,
15 feet wide at the
base
was made of stones of
different colours
Jefferson Memorial
adaptation of Roman Pantheon
inside-a bronze statue of T.Jefferson
holding the Declaration of Independence
Lincoln Memorial
a square building with 36 columns around,
completed in 1922
inside-Lincoln statue completed in 1922
the stairs in front of the Memorial are
a favourite place for demonstrations,
meetings …..
Vietnam War Memorial
dedicated to the victims of the war
polished black granite walls contain
more than 58.000 names of the dead
or missing
Arlington National
Cemetery
The Tomb of Unknown Soldier
National Bonsai Collection
one of the largest and best
collections in the world-except Japan
a gift from Japan in 1912
some very old and precious plants
National ZOO
dedicated to studying
endangered species
Smithonian Institution
the largest museum in the world
- 14 museum buildings
established in 1864 by a British
James Smithon – he gave the
money, but he had never been to
the USA
National Air and Space Museum – one of the most favourite ones
Georgetown
a part of Washington that is quite
different-colour buildings,not only white
and grey
the place of famous university
the Pentagon
the seat of the
Ministry of Deffence