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The initial shape
10 miles on each side, 100 square miles
Constitution
the port of Georgetown, Maryland, founded in 1751 the city of Alexandria, Virginia, founded in 1749 In 1847, the south bank of the Potomac land was returned to Virginia.
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Washington ''D.C'' is located in the northeastern United States, close to Virginia and Maryland. Washington connected with southwest Virginia, bounded byt he south bank of the Potomac.The other three face connected with Maryland.
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North: New York
South: Philadelphia
Federal City
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Washington was the first city in the nation to undergo urban renewal projects as part of the "City Beautiful movement" in the early 1900s.
Open to the public and free of charge,
East Building, designed by I. M. Pei, National Gallery East Building
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The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across f ro m t h e Wa s h i n g t o n Monument.
White House
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Built on the highest point of the city known as the "Capitol Hill" Symbol of Washington
Location: the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C
United States Capitol
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A national art museum in Washington, D.C.,
Located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.
Pierre L'Enfant
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1.The plan picture of Washington before.
2.Washington's satellitic picture
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1.The plan picture of Washington before.
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U.S president official residengce principal workplace . Location : 1 6 0 0 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
dual position
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The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an attack during the War of 1812 between British forces and those of the United States of America. On August 24, 1814, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington City and set fire to many public buildings.
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On September 9, 1791,it was named the city in honor of President Washington.
D.C. (District of Columbia)
Columbia--a poetic name for the United States commonly in use at that time.
L'Enfant's design: It also envisioned a garden-lined "grand avenue“ approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and 400 feet (120 m) wide in the area that is now the National Mall.
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2.Washington's satellitic picture
The great common known as The Mall sweeps 2.4km westward from the Capitol as fas as the potomac River. Most of the city’s major sight-seeing attractions are concentrated around the Capitol and along the Mall,where they are convenient to visit on foot or by Tour-mobile.
Lincoln Memorial
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The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Built to commemorate George Washington, It is both the world's tallest sto n e st ru ctu re an d th e world's tallest obelisk,
Washington Monument
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Thomas Jefferson presidential memorial American Founding Fathers Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress
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Person: Pierre L'Enfant, a famous French-born architect and city planner. Achievement : L'Enfant Plan fealtured broad streets and Avenues. He based his design on plans of cities such as Paris ,Amsterdam and so on.
Jefferson Memorial
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Washington, D.Crief introduction
2.History
3.Urban planning
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Washington, D.C.
1.Brief introduction
washington,D.C. IS the capital city of the united states of America. '' D.C .''