Washington
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Washington - City, the capital of the United States of America. Official Name - District of Columbia, an independent territory, not part of any one of the states. The city was founded in 1791 and named after George Washington, first American president. Since 1871, Washington, along with Georgetown and several other areas integrated into the District of Columbia (English District of Columbia, abbreviated as DC), whose boundaries coincide with the city, so the Americans not to confuse the town with the same state in the north-west of the country, conversational speech is usually called the city "D С " or "Washington D С .“ Washington is managed the municipal council of 13 members headed by the mayor. The mayor is Vincent Grey. The population is 601 723 people.

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The economy in Washington is very diverse and constantly growing. The main part of it belongs to the Government of the United States. On the territory of Washington is the total product, estimated at about 97 billion dollars. For the closest location to the federal government in Washington are focused trade union organizations, lobbyists, legal and manufacturing companies. The economy in Washington is determined, first of all, employment in public administration and service delivery. A high percentage of the population works in management, that is a federal employee The unemployment rate in Washington is 12% . At the same time about 27% of all jobs provided by the state. Washington is ahead of the 50 states in terms of annual per capita income, but at the same time, live below the poverty line 19% of the population THE ECONOMY

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The beautiful home of every president of the USA, except the first president. This is the oldest public building in Washington, and has the most famous address in the USA – 1660 Pennsylvania Avenue. Consists of 132 rooms . Unfortunately, the White House is currently closed to the public for safety reasons The White House

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The tallest building in Washington, D.S., and the most famous building in the US, because this is where laws are made. The Capitol is surrounded by a beautiful garden with many trees and flowers. It is situated on Capitol Hill. The Capitol was built according to plans of William Thornton. THE CAPITOL

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The Library of Congress is the largest national library in the States. It contains more than 13 million books, more than 19 manuscripts, including the personal papers of the US presidents. It takes 340 miles of shelves to hold all the books. The Library of Congress

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NATOINAL MALL The national mall, which is a huge park with a monument located in the heart of Washington. On the four sides of the monument are the Jefferson Memorial and Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol building (U.S. Congress) and the White House (besides the president's residence is also a great national museum). On the National Mall also houses a museum of the Smithsonian Institute and the building itself.

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This monument was built in honor of George Washington. It is 555 feet tall and provides a panoramic view of Washington, D.C., via elevator. It is called “The Pencil”, because it is one of the tallest stone construction in the world and in the USA. Located south of the White House. WASHINGTON MONUMENT

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The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846 at the expense of the English scientist James Smithson. According to the will of the English gold sovereigns 100,000 was sent to the base of the institution. Smithsonian Institution - a huge research complex comprising 16 museums , including the National Portrait Gallery ,the National Museum of African Art, National Zoological Park, and others), research centers (Astrophysical observatory , Tropical Research Institute, and others, as well as a number of exhibitions of various kinds. Smithsonian Building

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National Portrait Gallery National Zoological Park

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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY

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THE AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM THE NATIONAL SPA AND SPACE MUSEUM

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This is the Jefferson Memorial built in honor of Thomas Jefferson. Inside is a 19 – foot statue of Thomas Jefferson standing on a 6 – foot pedestal. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. He was the first President of the United States. Jefferson memorial

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This is the Lincoln memorial, built in honor of Abraham Lincoln. It was built in the style of classic Greek temple. It has 36 columns. Each column represents the state in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s death. But the dominant feature of the building is the realistic figure of Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln became the 16 th President of the United States in 1861. Lincoln Memorial

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The National gallery was opened in 1941. It has a lot of art collections by the great masters from 14 th to the 19 th centuries. It is one of the finest picture galleries in America THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

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Washington National Cathedral