1.Briefintroduction2.History3.Urbanplanning4.TouristattractionWashington,

D.C.12of20washington,D.C.ISthecapitalcityoftheunitedstatesofAmerica.''D.C.''Washington,

D.C.1.Briefintroduction2Washington''D.C''islocatedinthenortheasternUnitedStates,closetoVirginiaandMaryland.

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connectedwithsouthwestVirginia,

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south

bankofthePotomac.Theotherthreeface

connectedwithMaryland.3of20Washington,

D.C.34of20Beautifulwashingdon,D.C.PWashington,

D.C.45of20Washington,

D.C.North:NewYorkSouth:PhiladelphiaFederalCity2.History5History6of20Washington,

D.C.Theinitialshape

10miles

oneachside,100squaremiles

Constitution

theportofGeorgetown,Maryland,foundedin1751thecityofAlexandria,Virginia,foundedin1749In1847,thesouthbankofthePotomaclandwasreturnedtoVirginia.

67of20Washington,

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OnSeptember9,1791,itwasnamedthecityinhonorofPresidentWashington.D.C.(DistrictofColumbia)Columbia--apoeticnamefortheUnitedStatescommonlyinuseatthattime.dualposition78of20Washington,

D.C.BurningofWashingtonTheBurningofWashingtonin1814wasanattackduringtheWarof1812betweenBritishforcesandthoseoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.OnAugust24,1814,aBritishforceledbyMajorGeneralRobertRossoccupiedWashingtonCityandsetfiretomanypublicbuildings.89of20Washington,

D.C.Washingtonwasthefirstcityinthenationtoundergourbanrenewalprojectsaspartofthe"CityBeautifulmovement"intheearly1900s.910of20Washington,

D.C.Person:PierreL'Enfant,afamousFrench-bornarchitectandcityplanner.Achievement:L'EnfantPlanfealturedbroadstreetsandAvenues.HebasedhisdesignonplansofcitiessuchasParis,Amsterdamandsoon.PierreL'Enfant3.Urban

planning1011of20Washington,

D.C.1.TheplanpictureofWashingtonbefore.2.Washington'ssatelliticpicture1112of20Washington,

D.C.1.TheplanpictureofWashingtonbefore.

L'Enfant'sdesign:It

alsoenvisionedagarden-lined"grandavenue“approximately1mile(1.6km)inlengthand400feet(120m)wideintheareathatisnowtheNationalMall.1213of20Washington,

D.C.2.Washington'ssatelliticpictureThegreatcommonknownasTheMallsweeps2.4kmwestwardfromtheCapitolasfasasthepotomacRiver.Mostofthecity’smajorsight-seeingattractionsareconcentratedaroundtheCapitolandalongtheMall,wheretheyareconvenienttovisitonfootorbyTour-mobile.1314of20U.Spresidentofficialresidengceprincipalworkplace.Location:1600PennsylvaniaAvenueNWinWashington,D.C.Washington,

D.C.WhiteHouse4.Tourist

attraction1415of20Builtonthehighestpointofthecityknownasthe"CapitolHill"SymbolofWashingtonLocation:theeasternendoftheNationalMallinWashington,D.CWashington,

D.C.UnitedStatesCapitol1516of20AnationalartmuseuminWashington,D.C.,LocatedontheNationalMall,between3rdand9thStreets,atConstitutionAvenueNW.Opentothepublicandfreeofcharge,EastBuilding,designedbyI.M.Pei,Washington,

D.C.NationalGalleryEastBuilding1617of20

TheLincolnMemorialisanAmericannationalmonumentbuilttohonorthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,AbrahamLincoln.ItislocatedonthewesternendoftheNationalMallinWashington,D.C.,acrossfromtheWashingtonMonument.Washington,