Between Lafayette Park and the White House is Pennsylvania Avenue. To visit the White House is to go cuffing Pennsylvania Avenue to see the White House. If the timing is right, you can also tour the White House. What's incredible is that the back entrance to the White House (where the President rides in and out) has several booths where vendors take pictures of tourists. These vendors actually blatantly display various portraits and caricatures of Presidents Bush and Clinton in front of their booths, allowing people to pose in front of them for all sorts of hilarious pictures. Another sight that struck me was the young men and women rollerblading on Pennsylvania Avenue, the children chasing and playing, and the many tourists sitting on the side of the road sunbathing.
Occasionally, I saw a few police officers pass among them, always with a smile on their face and no hint of bullying. Looking in from the iron railings along Pennsylvania Avenue, you could see the entire White House. It's hard to believe that this is where all the presidents of the United States run their campaigns, much less that the youngest and youngest presidents live in such a stark place. The above photo of the White House was taken on Pennsylvania Avenue this past May. When I sent it to my classmates at home, they actually asked if the White House was my place of residence, which made me laugh and cry. Yes, there are thousands and thousands of private mansions in the United States that are grander than the White House.
What does that mean? Conversely, in China, even a township government office building is likely to be more luxurious than the White House. What does that mean? The White House, the world-famous U.S. presidential residence, is the most iconic open building in the United States. It is a white, three-story building built in 1792. Starting with Adams, the second president of the United States in 1800, successive presidents have used it as their official residence. Up to Clinton, 41 presidents have lived here so far. The White House has a floor area of only a few thousand square meters and has 150 rooms, of which the first floor and part of the second floor are open to the public. People enter the White House through the East Gate. Portraits of past presidents hang on the corridor walls, along with two marble statues.
They are Columbus, who discovered America, and Amelia Vespucci. Most of the halls in the White House are named after interior furnishings and wall colors, such as the Golden Hall, Blue Oval Hall, Lotus Edge Hall and Pomegranate Hall. The White House has four oval halls, of which the yellow oval hall is the reception room; the oval hall is the president's living room; and the oval hall is the Office of the President. The Oval Office is not open to the public. The Oval Office is said to be made of wood from a wrecked ship. It was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Hayes in 1880 and has been used ever since. On the desk is a motto: If a man doesn't care who gets the credit, there is no end to what he can do and where he can go. The White House contains many works of art, as well as valuable gold and silverware and china.
Displayed in various halls. The Library of Congress on the first floor contains two portraits of Indian leaders painted in 1821, depicting the then U.S. president inviting Indian leaders to visit and negotiate in a major U.S. city for the development of the West. The collection includes porcelain and carpets from China. Compared to the imagined status of the White House, it seems ordinary, not even descriptive. But it gives a great deal to the imagination.
A building that connects the nerves of the world, where people can relax and visit, with the owner of the White House working right next door. It seems incredible that after visitors leave, the owners of the White House meet and dine in a newly opened room. Every Monday after Easter, the White House, the presidential residence of the United States, holds a roll-out contest.
Open to the public, kids are welcome. Capitol (Capitol) The Capitol is the office building of the United States Congress, located on an 83-foot-high floor in the center of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, later known as Capitol Hill. 793, the first President of the United States, George Washington, personally laid the cornerstone for its use, using the blueprints of the first-place winner of the Capitol Design Competition, William Thornton's design, and was completed and began to use it in 1800. 1814. During the Second Anglo-American War, the British Army burned it down, rebuilt it in 1819, and completed it again in 1867, after which it was continuously repaired and expanded to its present size. Since its birth, the Capitol has experienced so many fates.
The remarkable thing is that it still stands proud. Constructed of white sandstone and marble, the Capitol's central dome and drum-shaped base are modeled after the Pantheon. Thanks to its steel frame, it has a beautiful exterior profile. At the top of the central dome stands a 19.5-foot-tall bronze statue of the Statue of Liberty, whose top rises more than a hundred feet above the ground, making it Washington's most visible wayfinding landmark. The centerpiece of the 751-foot-long, 350-foot-wide building is a spacious, brightly lit hall that can seat two to three thousand people. The walls and vaulted ceilings around the hall are covered with huge paintings and murals depicting the American Revolution and major events in history.
The works resemble Italian Renaissance religious paintings, with stone statues of famous people such as Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson, and a statue of President Washington in the center. The north wing of the building houses the Senate. A huge American flag hangs in the chamber. In front of the flag is the Speaker's seat, and then in front of the record seat and the Speaker's seat, where the President of the United States read the State of the Union Address. In the south wing of the building is the House of Representatives, which has almost the same floor as the Senate. There are also 540 chambers, such as small conference rooms for both chambers and offices for congressional leaders. Connecting the Senate and the House of Representatives are the Promenade and the Hall of Statues. On both sides of the promenade, the famous Italian painters painted all over the United States of America's flowers, trees, birds and animals frescoes, spectacular; statue hall with dozens of bronze or stone sitting or giant statue, is the United States of America's state members of Congress carved representative figures.
The building is surrounded by lawns and woods, with green grass and evergreen trees. According to the U.S. Constitution, no building in the capital city of Washington can exceed the height of Congress, so the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill has become the highest point in Washington. Standing on the Capitol and looking into the distance, all of Washington's neighborhoods are centered on it, with a variety of views. From all around, the Capitol looks like an ivory carving placed on a dark green carpet, sophisticated, dignified and refined. Open: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas holidays, free admission. Guided tours: 35-minute guided tours between 9 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
In 1913, architect Henry Bacon proposed a design for the memorial, which was completed on May 30, 1922, after ground was broken on February 12, 1915, Lincoln's birthday. The completion ceremony was presided over by the 29th President of the United States, Warren Gemma Lil Harding, and attended by Lincoln's only surviving son, Robert Todd Lincoln. It took 55 years and 12 presidents from the passage of the bill to its final completion.In 1923, designer Henry Bacon received the Gold Medal for Design from the National Building Society. It was the highest award of his career.
The whole building is rectangular, about 58 meters long, 36 meters wide and 25 meters high. It is a classical marble building in the style of the ancient Greek Parthenon. 36 white marble columns surround the memorial, symbolizing the 36 states that Lincoln held when he was president. The names of these states are engraved on the lintel of each column. The reflecting pool in front of the memorial. After nightfall, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building adjacent to the Memorial are illuminated and reflected in the pool, making it a famous attraction in Washington. Library of CongressThe Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest libraries in the world.
It is located on the east side of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., and consists of the Jefferson Building, the Adams Building and the Madison Memorial Building. It was first established in 1800 and has a collection of 20 million books, various charts, manuscripts, maps, periodicals, records, and films, **** totaling 80 million items. There are 547 kilometers of bookshelves connected in the museum. There are manuscripts of Washington's diary, copies of the Declaration of Independence, copies of the first printing of the Bible, and even books donated by the Qing government. It's a huge treasure trove of knowledge. Visitors who come here can at least look at its grand scale and excellent layout, if not have time to sit down and read a book. At the center of Washington, the National Cathedral, is Congress.
The entire city is divided into four sections: northwest, southwest, southeast, and northeast. The White House, the Supreme Court and other government departments are scattered around it. Congress was built on a slope. The slope is not very high, but it is quite imposing. It is called Capitol Hill. However, Capitol Hill is not the highest place in Washington; Mount St. Albans, where the Northwest Cathedral is located, is higher than it. The tall church stands on high ground, and its 391-foot spire is the highest point in the city. The secular parliament was at the center, where elected members made laws and regulated people's behavior; the sacred church stood high above, where priests sent from heaven served God and purified people's souls.Cathedral is the Chinese translation of the English Cathedral.
The word comes from Latin and originally meant the church where the Christian bishop sat. The official name of the Washington National Cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, which is affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States. It serves as the main church of the Episcopal Church in Washington on the one hand, and on the other is designated by Congress as a place to hold national religious observances. During World War II, many services were held here to bless American soldiers fighting across the ocean; in the early 1980s, a Thanksgiving service was held here to celebrate the release of American hostages in Iran. In the second year of the new millennium, a prayer service was also held here to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This cathedral was built in Europe. Compared to the older churches in Europe, Washington Cathedral is really young. Even though the cornerstone was laid in 1907, it is less than a century old, and it was completed in 1990, only 15 years ago. Yet it has 83,000 square feet of floor space. In the United States, only St. John's Cathedral in New York is bigger than it, and the famous Notre Dame de Paris and Cologne Cathedral in Europe are smaller.
There is no state religion in the United States, although Christianity is overwhelmingly dominant. Although religious issues often influence American politics, the separation of church and state has always been the national policy of the United States. Politics and religion have their own spheres, each with their own responsibilities. The Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the famous nation, is actually neither owned nor funded by the state. The Cathedral was built at a cost of $65 million dollars and relies entirely on private donations. The cathedral is a large, endlessly written book of history and culture. It contains more content and information than the clay tablets of the Two Rivers Valley, the papyri of Egypt, the parchments of the Middle Ages, and the paper of modern times can carry. It's a big book, with stone pages, steel binding, stained-glass illustrations and weighing 150,000 tons.
The first page of the book,-the cornerstone-is from the field near Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. The first sentence of the book, The Word became flesh and lived among us, from the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Bible, is y engraved on the cornerstone. The authors of this magnum opus include dignitaries, historical figures, and countless unknown ordinary people.
President Roosevelt Sr. spoke at the cathedral's cornerstone ceremony and could be considered the author of the book's preface. President Wilson is buried here and never stopped writing, never stopped talking. Martin Luther King Jr. finished his last Sunday sermon here, leaving behind his last pen. This is a great book that is still being written. Thousands of people come here every year, some write it, some read it, and others write it and read it again. It's getting longer and longer, and the number of authors and readers is growing. You can't read a book this big in your hand. Each time I read it, or I read it carefully, or I skimmed it from the outside, each time there was a new understanding, a new discovery.
Kennedy Center for the ArtsThe Kennedy Center for the Arts was built in 1966 and opened on September 8, 1971, officially. Located in Northwest Washington, D.C., it is next to the Watergate Building and has a beautiful view of the water on the other side. This white, square building has a dual significance for the United States. First, it is the cultural center of the nation. From the time of President Eisenhower, the plan was to create such a national cultural center. Secondly, it was named after President John F. Kennedy in honor of the assassinated young president of the U.S. For more than 10 years, the Kennedy Center for the Arts has occupied a pivotal position in the American cultural scene. The Kennedy Center for the Arts is divided into four halls. The huge concert hall, JFK Hall, has 2,759 seats and a stage that can accommodate a 200-piece orchestra.
The auditorium is divided into three levels, each with a presidential box, and is ancient and beautiful. The pipes of more than 4,000 pipe organs adorning the stage of the concert hall are extraordinarily spectacular. The cost of equipment for the entire stage was donated by more than 600 elementary schools. The concert hall has the largest lounge in the world, measuring two soccer fields plus ten yards. The roof dazzles with crystal lights and decorations from many countries that sparkle and shine.
Whenever there is a night break, people socialize here, not only to see the artistic performances, but also to foster friendships among people. The Opera House has a 100-foot-wide, 65-foot-deep stage that seats 2,334 people. It is designed specifically for musicals, ballets and operas and is as large as any opera house in the world. The interior of the Opera House is opulent, topped by a gilded Austrian crystal chandelier. The most striking feature is the red and gold embroidered curtain on the stage which was a gift from Japan to the Kennedy Center for the Arts. The premiere of the opera "Mass" was conducted by Bernstein, the renowned New York composer and orchestra conductor. It was ordered by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, widow of the late President Kennedy.
The Kennedy family, Washington diplomats, high-ranking government officials, and celebrities from the music and arts community attended the opening and enjoyed the evening's opera performances. The Eisenhower Theater, a venue designed specifically for stage productions, has a capacity of 1,200. It is the third hall of the Kennedy Center for the Arts, which sometimes shows films. It is also a versatile performance venue. The small concert hall on the top floor is suitable for chamber music, soloists and recitals.
It is the Kennedy Center for the Arts' unique stepped small performance venue with a seating capacity of 513. The acoustics are excellent. Sit in any corner and enjoy the same visual and auditory effects. And there are perfect facilities for recording programs. This hall is designed in gray-blue color and is elegant and pleasant. Besides these four important performance halls, another feature of the Kennedy Center for the Arts is the gifts from all over the world. For example, crystal chandeliers from Austria and Switzerland, a bronze statue of Shostakovich from England, a pink marble statue from Luxembourg, large wooden wall decorations from Israel, a tapestry from Spain, exquisite candles from Sri Lanka, a million-dollar Carrara marble from Italy, a pair of painted tapestries by Matisse from France, two sculptures of Henry Laurence's "Autumn" and "Oceanic Waters", and Jules Zin from West Germany. The Kennedy Center for the Arts is not only an important venue for the performing arts, but also a showcase for the visual arts of all nations. The activities of the Kennedy Center for the Arts are divided into two areas.
Concerts, plays, musical comedies, operas, Bardic dance theater, modern dance and so on. are all exciting evening programs; on the other hand, the rising spirit of creativity and the increasingly busy social activities are unique features of this center that warrant excitement and admiration. Watching a show at the Kennedy Center is one of the main attractions of a Washington tour. Walking on the Center's rooftop terrace, visitors can also enjoy views of the Potomac River and Washington. At the center, the flags of the United Nations member states and the flags of the U.S. states are displayed in two halls. There is also a souvenir store with images of different countries and ages. And of course there are souvenirs like pictures of Ms. Jacqueline.