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Monument
Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln Memorial
The White House
The Capitol
The Potomac River
 The Congress
The Senate
The House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
The Jefferson Memorial
The Arlington Cemetery
The National Gallery of Arts
The National Museum of History
The Declaration of Independence
The Supreme Court
Columbus

on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. The district is a piece of land ten miles square. It is named in honour of Columbus, the discoverer of America.

- George Washington. It was G. Washington, who chose the place for the District and laid in 1790 the corner-stone of the Capitol, where Congress sits. In 1800 Washington became the capital.
 

has a population of 600 000 people.
It is a political, administrative, cultural and educational centre of the country. In Washington there is no industry. There are several universities in the capital.

buildings is the Capitol. It is the building where the parliament of the USA or the Congress with its House of Representatives and the Senate works. The Library of Congress is the largest in the world. There are no skyscrapers in Washington because no other building must be taller than the Capitol.

Pennsylvania Avenue. All American presidents except George Washington (the White House was not yet built in his time), have lived in the White House. It was built in 1799. It is a two-storied, white building with 132 rooms and 20 bathrooms.
 

like a very big pencil. It rises 160 metres and is hollow inside. A special lift brings visitors to the top in 70 seconds from where they can enjoy a wonderful view of the whole city.
 

of the USA, Thomas Jefferson, who was also the author of the Declaration of Independence. The memorial is surrounded by cherry-trees.

of the US, the author of the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave freedom to Negro slaves in America.
 

statues of famous political and historical personalities and allegorical figures.
 

Cemetery where President Kennedy was buried. American soldiers and officers, who died in World Wars I and II are buried there too.
 

the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of History and others.

House
The Lincoln Memorial
The Capitol
The capital

 
The home of the president and his family
The place where the Congress works
The river on which the capital stands
The main city of any country
The monument to the 1st president of the USA
The parliament of the USA
The monument to the16th president


 

4) National Cathedral
5) Cherry Blossom
6) Supreme Court
7) Lincoln Memorial
8) Library
9) Alexandria
10) Jefferson Memorial