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Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. The city of my dream. Washington D.C. is the capital of the USA. It was built in 1799. This city was named Washington in honour of the first President of the USA. It is situated on the Potomac River. The central place of the city is the Mall. This is a large open space,

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Washington D.C.

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  1. Washington D.C. The city of my dream

  2. Washington D.C. is the capital of the USA. • It was built in 1799. • This city was named Washington in honour of the first President of the USA. • It is situated on the Potomac River.

  3. The central place of the city is the Mall. • This is a large open space, • a park, stretching from the building of the Capitol to Lincoln Memorial, with Washington Memorial in the middle. • The Mall is often used by people meetings, picnics, games, concerts, etc.

  4. The capital • This is the official symbol of the government. The Senate and the house of representatives work here.

  5. The white house • This is the official residence of the president of the USA. Now the president of the USA is Barrack Obama. He works and lives here.

  6. The Lincoln Memorial • This Memorial was built in honour of the 16th president of the USA. • This is the 19-foot statue of Abraham Lincoln inside the temple.

  7. The Washington Memorial • This Memorial was built in honour of the 1st president of the USA George Washington. • It is the highest monument in the city. • There are 50 flags around this monument, because of 50 states of the USA.

  8. The Jefferson Memorial • This is the Jefferson Memorial. • It is built in honour of the political worker Thomas Jefferson. • He was the leader of the revolution of the USA.

  9. This is the Memorial to the war in Vietnam

  10. My dream is to visit Washington D.C. because I want to see all these sights. I hope I will do it.

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