Washington is the capital of the USA.

The city is on the left bank of the Potomac river.

The city was named after the first president George

Washington.

The population of the city is nearly 3 million people.

There are many beautiful parks and squares in
Washington.

It is interesting to see the famous cherry trees.

These trees are the gift from Japan in 1912.

There are many libraries, museums, art galleries.

In the city for example you can see the National

Gallery of Art.

It was opened in 1941.

It has a lot of art collections by the great masters

from the 14th the 19th centuries.

It is one of the finest picture galleries in America.

The Capitol is in the center of the city.

It was built according to the plans of William

Thornton.

He was amateur architect. It was made of stone

and marble and contains 540 rooms.
The Capitol is the seat of Congress.

Congress consists of two Chambers:

the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The White House is the place where

president of the USA lives and works.

It is the official residence of the USA

presidents.
John Adams was the first president who

lived in that house.

Barak Obama, The 44th president,

Lives here now.

There are a lot of interesting places in
Washington.

It is difficult to find a park or a square

without a monument or a memorial.

The Lincoln Memorial is the most famous

and nice one.

The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated

Memorial Day- May 30, 1922.
It was built in the style of a classic Greek
temple.
The Washington Monument is one of

the city’s most impressive sights.

It was erected to the USA in 1888.

It is «The Penal» because it is the tallest

stone constructions in the world.

There is the Pentagon in Washington.

It is the US military centre.