The city of Washington has been the capital of the United States of America since 1800, and interestingly, it does not belong to any of the states of the country, but exists as a separate administrative unit. The official name is DC. The city of Washington was founded in 1791 and is named after the first president of the United States, George Washington.
The city occupies a worthy place among the most beautiful cities of America, it rightfully competes with European capitals, and for this you need to say thanks to Pierre Langfan, who took part in the design of the city.
The White House is located in Washington – the residence of the President of the United States, the main building of the US War Department – the Pentagon, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank, national associations and institutions: the Congress, the Supreme Court, the State Department, the Ministry of Justice, the FBI and many, many others.
The White House is the residence of the President of the United States, the only presidential residence in the world open to the public.
On the Capitol Hill in a picturesque park is the building of the American Congress – the Capitol, designed by William Thornton in the years 1793-1865. The capitol – a symbol of American statehood is rightfully included in the top five most famous monuments of all countries.
However, this is not the only place in the city where a visitor should visit. Washington has many museums, scenic parks and entertainment centers and that is typical, and the entrance to all the museums of the capital is completely free.
In addition to the political center of the United States, Washington is the second largest and most important center of Catholicism in the world after the Vatican. The city has many seminaries, monasteries, Catholic universities.
There are also many prestigious educational institutions in Washington: Howard University, Columbia University, Weyland Seminary, Law and Medical Departments of Georgetown College, the National Pharmaceutical College, etc. Almost all of these institutions have large libraries.
And the largest library of Washington is the Library of Congress, which holds more than 26 million books, 36 million manuscripts, maps, photographs, archives of former presidents of the country. The library building itself is a work of art. Connoisseurs of historical documents should certainly visit the National Archive in which famous documents are exhibited: the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence.
