WASHINGTON D. C.

WASHINGTON D. C.

Washington D.C. is the capital of the U.S.A. For more than 200 years it has been the seat of the Government headed by the President. The home of the President is the White House.

The first President to live there was John Adams, second President of the U. S. A., who moved there in 1800.
There are very many rooms in the house, such as the famous Lincoln room, the oval room, the red, blue and green rooms, the state dining room.
The White House is a national monument. It has 132 rooms and the President with his family lives in the two upper floors.

Another Government building is the Capitol. It is the residence of the Congress and the Supreme Court.

THE OTHER MONUMENTS
The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial.
On the river Potomac there is the largest office - building in the world called Pentagon. Near the river is the Arlington National Cemetery, where the thousands of soldiers, J. F. Kennedy and his brother Robert are buried. There is a famous Smithsonian Institution (it consists of 15 museums). There is the famous J. F. Kennedy center for performance art. There is opera performance, dramas,…
In Washington D. C. there are 4 universities:

1. Georgetown University
2. Howard University for the black