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The area was originally called Belhaven, believed to be in honor of a Scottish patriot, John Hamilton, 2nd Lord Belhaven and Stenton.The town was formally named Alexandria in 1779, after Captain Philip Alexander II (1704–1753) and Captain John Alexander (1711–1763), who donated the land to assist in the development of the area.
Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture. The district was locally designated (as the Old and Historic Alexandria district) in 1946 [4] and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. [3] [5 ...
District of Columbia: Filomena Ristorante. Georgetown. This New York-style restaurant has been open since 1983. With New York and the Italian roots of the founder's parents. If you visit, keep ...
Editor’s note: This story originally published in 2019. As a celebration of the restaurant turning 30 in the summer of 2022, we have decided to update and re-release this Classic (Eats!).
Bocatto, Garcia said, is an Italian expression used when something is delicious. Once open, Bocatto’s hours will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays ...
Location of Alexandria in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexandria, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Ras El Tin Palace has the shape of a large Italian Renaissance palace, with architectural elements and ornamentation inspired by that era, along with Baroque and Moorish elements. [9] It was erected on a foundation of 17,000 square metres (4.2 acres), surrounded by elaborate gardens of 12 feddans (13 acres).