Washington

WASHINGTON INTRODUCTION

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Much of Washington’s appeal, however, also lies in its architecture and monuments. It’s one of the few cities in the world built based on the ideas of a single architect. It was built...

The American Indian cooking tradition is most evident in the dishes made with maize flour, typical of the Indian tribes. The flour is used to make a typical bread, polenta, and for Grits, a soup the...

NATIONAL MALL

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Originally conceived by the architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant as a long, tree-lined avenue that was never actually built, the National Mall was completed in the early years of the 20th...

LINCOLN MEMORIAL

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Inaugurated in 1922, the huge construction is inspired by the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. It is 58 meters wide, 31 meters deep and 30 meters high, and was designed by the architect Henry Bacon. The...

WASHINGTON MEMORIAL

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The monument dominates the city. At a height of over 169 meters, it is the tallest obelisk - and indeed the tallest stone structure - in the world. Built with 194 blocks, 95 of them in marble, 41 in...

VIETNAM MEMORIAL

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It is the work of Maya Lin, an architect of Chinese origin, who won the competition to design it at the age of just 21. It was inaugurated on 13 November 1982. It is today considered one of the ten...

WHITE HOUSE

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The building is in neoclassical style, and is shaped like a large parallelepiped resting on a long base, with two small wings at the center formed by the portico of the north and south entrances. It...

CAPITOL BUILDING AND CAPITOL HILL

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The Capitol building was inaugurated in 1800, 20 years after the foundation of the United States, when the city of Washington became the capital, after New York and Philadelphia. The building as it...

SMITHSONIAN

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The 156 million pieces displayed in its museums make up the largest collection of rarities in the world. In total, the Smithsonian Museums are visited by over 30 million tourists a year. Entry to...

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

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The new museum building, in neoclassical style, was designed by the architects Hornblower & Marshall, and covers an area of 140,000 square meters, 30,000 of which is used for exhibitions or...

AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

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Like many others, this museum is run by the Smithsonian Institution, and entry is free. Founded in 1946, it is housed in this building, designed by the architect Gyo Obata, of Japanese origin, in...

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM

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The Smithsonian Institution also runs this museum and actually asked the architect, Gordon Bunshaft, to create a clearly contemporary design that stood in stark contrast to the architectural style...

NATIONAL GALLERY

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The gallery was founded on the initiative of a former United States Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon. Mellon donated his collection of 121 works of art to the country, which include...

NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

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Although a number of important ceremonies had already taken place here before the inauguration, not all the chapels had been completed. In addition, the Cathedral suffered serious damage caused by an...

JEFFERSON MEMORIAL

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The mausoleum lies on the bank of the Potomac River, in the middle of a garden filled with cherry trees given by the Japanese government. It is made up of a round marble staircase, a circular...

KENNEDY CENTER

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The center is especially worth a visit because of its terrace, which is free to enter. From here you can enjoy one of the most beautiful panoramas over the entire city, which gives you a 360°...

NEWSEUM

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The 60,000 square meters building has 15 theaters inside, an equal number of galleries and a giant projection screen. There is also a television newsroom. Walking into the 26-meter-high atrium,...

ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

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The monument is the work of architect Lawrence Halprin and was inaugurated by Bill Clinton in 1997. It is made up of a series of sculptures, commemorative plaques and water features surrounded by...

SAAM

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After being used for years as a patent office, since 1968 the building has housed a truly fascinating and stunning collection of over 3,500 works from contemporary American artists, from the New Deal...

FORD'S THEATER

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Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd, exactly five days after the end of the Civil War, were watching a comedy show called “Our American Cousin” from the presidential box when a famous actor...

PENTAGON

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It was designed by the American architect George Bergstrom as an immense fort and is made up of five large, concentric “rings” that form five immense pentagonal walls, which are...

ARLINGTON CEMETERY

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Once a year, on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day, a United States flag is placed on every grave. The cemetery is divided into seventy sections, one of which is dedicated to victims of...

Washington

WASHINGTON INTRODUCTION

THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE

NATIONAL MALL

LINCOLN MEMORIAL

WASHINGTON MEMORIAL

VIETNAM MEMORIAL

WHITE HOUSE

CAPITOL BUILDING AND CAPITOL HILL

SMITHSONIAN

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM

NATIONAL GALLERY

NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

JEFFERSON MEMORIAL

KENNEDY CENTER

NEWSEUM

ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

SAAM

FORD'S THEATER

PENTAGON

ARLINGTON CEMETERY

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