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 Washionton D.C. lies between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River. It's about 220 miles south of New York City. The city was named after George Washington, the first President of the United States. It's not a city that has grown up accidentally as most big cities have done. When you visit this city, you may feel that you have stepped back through the centuries into ancient Greece. Many of the beautiful, shining white buildings are built in the noble style of the ancient Greek temples, and stand in wide avenues amid trees and fountains. Most of them are museums or government offices. The chief government building is called the Capitol. With its high dome it looks like a little St. Paul's in London or St. Peter's in Rome. It stands on a hill overlooking the city, which is divided by Rock Greek Park. A long wide avenue called the Mall leads to the Capitol. At the other end of this avenue, a tall, white, needle-like building points to the sky. This is, of course, the highest "needle" in the world! -- the Washington Monument.

On both sides of the Mall are museums and government buildings. What a surprise this city is! Washington and New York seem to be in two different worlds. Here are no huge office skyscrapers and it's not necessary to lean backward to look up all the time. But there are many splendid things to see and, because Washington covers such a wide area, the easiest way to see them is to take a special sightseeing bus.

This is the city where American remembers her famous presidents. The Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial are in this city and there is the memorial to President Kennedy at Arlington. Across the Potomac River is the Pentagon, a strange, low, five-sided building. This is the headquarters of the American army, and also the American Ministry of Defense. The famous White House really is white, clean shining white, and the beautiful gardens around it make it look like a pleasant American country house. The public is allowed to go inside on guided tours and people enjoy a nice view of the impressive place.

(Adapted from Visiting the USA by Gorgiana Metrosa, 翰唐 录入)

- 作者： 翰唐 访问统计：　2005年10月20日, 星期四 15:28 加入博采