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1 Washington D.C. – is the capital of the USA

2 It is situated in the east of the country, on the bank of the river Potomac. It is situated in the east of the country, on the bank of the river Potomac.

3 The city was founded in 1790 when the first US president George Washington chose the place for the city. The city was named after the first president.

4 Washington is not a very big city, about 500 thousand people live there. There are a lot of parks, gardens, museums in the city. Washington is not a very big city, about 500 thousand people live there. There are a lot of parks, gardens, museums in the city.

5 The main sightseeing of Washington is the White House.

6 The Washington Monument, the tallest stone structure in the USA, is in the Potomac River

7 Outside the city the Arlington National Cemetery is situated. John Kennedy was buried there.

8 There a lot of universities in Washington. They are Harvard University, Georgetown University, George Washington University American university and etc. There a lot of universities in Washington. They are Harvard University, Georgetown University, George Washington University American university and etc.

9 National Museum of Natural History was founded in It has the great collection of plants, animals, minerals.

10 The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon