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                                 Washington

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

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