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  2. White House - Wikipedia

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    The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. [2]

  3. Burning of Washington - Wikipedia

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    Admiralty House in Bermuda, where the British attack was planned. The Burning of Washington, also known as the Capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear-Admiral George Cockburn during Admiral Sir John Warren 's Chesapeake campaign. It was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign ...

  4. Number One Observatory Circle - Wikipedia

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    Number One Observatory Circle, often referred to as the Naval Observatory, is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the northeast grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., the house was built in 1893 for the observatory superintendent. The U.S. Navy's chief of naval operations (CNO) liked ...

  5. United States Capitol rotunda - Wikipedia

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    United States Capitol rotunda. The United States Capitol building features a central rotunda below the Capitol dome. Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart". The rotunda is connected by corridors leading south to the House of Representatives and north to the Senate chambers.

  6. United States Capitol - Wikipedia

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    U.S. National Historic Landmark. Added to NRHP. December 19, 1960 [2] The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

  7. The Ellipse - Wikipedia

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    The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., US. The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park. The entire park, which features monuments, is open ...

  8. White House Rose Garden - Wikipedia

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    The West Colonnade, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and Thomas Jefferson, can be seen in the background. The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., United States. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide (38 metres by 18 metres, or about 684m 2).

  9. Lansdowne portrait - Wikipedia

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    247.6 cm × 158.7 cm (97.5 in × 62.5 in) Location. National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. It depicts the 64-year-old president of the United States during his final year in office. The portrait was a gift to former British Prime ...