17 October 2015 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Blair House is the official state guest house for the
President of the United States . It is located at 1651–1653
Pennsylvania Avenue NW in
Washington, D.C. , opposite the
Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the
White House , off the corner of
Lafayette Park .
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24 July 2015 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Port Townsend is a city in
Jefferson County ,
Washington . It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County. In addition to its natural scenery at the northeast tip of the
Olympic Peninsula , the city is also known for the many
Victorian buildings remaining from its late 19th-century heyday, numerous annual cultural events, and as a maritime center for independent boatbuilders and related industries and crafts.
The Port Townsend Historic District is a U.S.
National Historic Landmark District since 1976. Port Townsend is adjacent to the
Admiralty Inlet and a trio of State Parks built on retired artillery installations (
Fort Worden ,
Fort Casey , and
Fort Flagler ).
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3 June 2015 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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The Watergate complex is a group of five buildings next to the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the
Foggy Bottom neighborhood of
Washington, D.C. , in the United States. The Watergate superblock is bounded on the north by
Virginia Avenue , on the east by
New Hampshire Avenue , on the south by F Street, and on the west by the
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway . It is in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood overlooking the
Potomac River , next to the Kennedy Center and the embassy of Saudi Arabia. The nearest Metro station, 0.4 miles distant, is
Foggy Bottom-GWU . Covering a total of 10 acres (40,000 m2), the buildings include:
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12 March 2014 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Museums, Exhibitions , Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries
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The Library of Congress is the research library of the
United States Congress , the de facto national library of the United States of America, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in four buildings in
Washington, D.C. , as well as the Packard Campus in
Culpeper, Virginia , it is one of the two
largest libraries in the world by shelf space and number of books, the other being
The British Library . The head of the Library is the
Librarian of Congress , currently
James H. Billington .
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27 November 2013 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Washington, D.C., formally the
District of Columbia and commonly referred to as
Washington ,
“the District” , or simply
D.C. , is the capital of the United States. The signing of the
Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a
capital district located along the
Potomac River on the country’s
East Coast . As permitted by the
U.S. Constitution , the District is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the
United States Congress and is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. The states of
Maryland and
Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the preexisting settlements of
Georgetown and
Alexandria ; however,
Congress returned the Virginia portion in 1846. Named in honor of
George Washington , the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. Congress created a
single municipal government for the whole District of Columbia after the
American Civil War .
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17 August 2013 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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National Mall with 9 of the 14 Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C. © flickr.com – Smithsonian Institution/Carl Hansen
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The Smithsonian Institution, established in 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge,” is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. Originally organized as the “United States National Museum,” that name ceased to exist as an administrative entity in 1967. Termed “the nation’s attic” for its eclectic holdings of 137 million items, the Institution’s Washington, D.C. nucleus of nineteen museums, nine research centers, and zoo—many of them historical or architectural landmarks—is the largest such complex in the world. Additional facilities are located in Arizona, Maryland, New York City, Virginia, Panama and elsewhere. The Institutions’s thirty million annual visitors are admitted without charge; funding comes from the Institution’s own endowment, private and corporate contributions, membership dues, government support, and retail, concession and licensing revenues. Institution publications include
Smithsonian and
Air & Space magazines.
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