THE CAPITAL OF THE USA
YOUSRA - IAGO - JOEL - VALERIA
WASHINGTON DC
Actually, the capital of the USA is Washington, but before
this, the capital of the country was the city of the
independence, Philadelphia. This city is quite far of the
center of the USA, so the first president, George
Washington, decided to design a city in an area of the
country named Washington. Many people moved there
when this city became the capital in 1800.
Capitol building The white house
The capitol building is
The White House was constructed
situated in Washington,
by the architect James Hoban in
D.C. This building was built
1800 in Washington. Every president
in 1800, when the
of the USA live there while he is
goverment moved there.
president (he lives there with all his
This is the place where the
family during 4 years).
congress meet to write
This building is bigger than we
laws, where the president
imagine. The building is about 5000
is decided every 4 years
square meters, like a football field!
and where politicans talk
There are a lot of rooms: 132 rooms
about the country.
and 35 bathrooms. The most famous
room is the president’s official office:
the Oval Office. For the president’s
curiosities of washington family there are a lot of funny rooms
like a bowling alley, a cinema, a
· George Washington, the first president of the USA and swimming pool...
the creator of Washington, never lived there. The White The White House isn’t only an official
House was finished one year later of his death. John residence, it is also a wonderful
Adams, the second president, was the first to live there. home where live an amazing family.
· George Washington was going to be buried in the
capitol building, but he wanted to be buried in his
house, in Mont Vernon.
· The only president that is buried in Washington is
Woodrow Wilson.
· Did you know that all the streets of this city lead to the
Capitol Building? This emblematic building is the center
of Washington.
· Washington, DC is also known as The American Rome.
SYMBOLS OF THE USA
The AMERICAN FLAG
The flag of the United States is called the American flag. It has 13 horizontal
stripes that alternate between red and white. 7 strips are red that
sinmbolize the corage. Too there are 6 strips white that simbolize vigilance,
perseverancia and justice. These stripes represent the 13 colonies that
declared independence from Great Britain. The 50 states of the union are
represented by 50 white stars on a blue field. The flag of the United States
represents freedom, democracy, and national pride for its people..
THE AMERICAN EAGLE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
The bald eagle is a symbol of the United France, in 1886 gave the Statue of
States, representing liberty, power, and Liberty to the United States as a
individuality. The bird has a white head, present in 1886. It was designed for the
French sculptor Frédéric Auguste
tail and a brown body. The bald eagle
Bartholdi to represent the centennial of
has been a symbol of America since the the American Declaration of
early days of the country and is often Independence.
seen on government seals, flags and The Statue of Liberty was divided into
currency. It's a symbol of freedom and 350 individual pieces to be transported
justice in American culture. The bald to the USA. When they arrived, workers
built the figure on the pedestal of the
eagle was chosen as the national bird in
Liberty island, in New York.
1782 because of its powerful and This statue is a figure of a woman
majestic appearance. Today, it is holding a fire torch with the right hand
protected by the government and has and with the other hand is holding a
grown back after almost disappearing in board with a date: 4th July 1776, the
the 20th century. Independence Day. The statue
symbolizes freedom and democracy.
Originally, it was brown but with the
years the color was changing to green.
curiosities If you want, you can take a funny trip to
New York and go up to the viewpoint
that is located in the head of the Statue
· Did you know that the Statue of Liberty works also as a of Liberty!
lighthouse, and her head isn’t positioned well?
· In the 1800s and 1900s, most immigrants arrived in the
USA on ships and the Statue of Liberty was the first
thing that they saw.
· The Statue of Liberty is bigger than we imagine: is 93.1
meters high. Her finger is 2.44 meters, like two persons!
· The American flag changed 26 times.
