The White House is the representative name of the U.S. Presidential Palace, and Capitol Hill is the seat of the U.S. Congress.
1. The White House, also known as the White House, is the official residence and office of the President of the United States. It was officially named "The White House" by President Roosevelt in 1902. The White House is owned by the National Park Service and is part of "Parks of the Presidents." The White House in the modern sense no longer just refers to a house, it has become a symbol of the highest power in the United States. The White House refers to the President of the United States.
2. Capitol Hill, where the Capitol Building is located, is an 83-foot-high elevation in the center of Washington, the capital of the United States. The U.S. Capitol is the seat of the U.S. Congress. Americans regard the Capitol as the highest symbol of political power owned by, governed by, and for the people.
3. The White House is a white neoclassical sandstone building located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in Washington, DC. The White House covers an area of ??more than 73,000 square meters and consists of the main building and the east and west wings.
4. The Capitol was laid by President Washington himself on September 18, 1793 and put into use in 1800. It was burned by the British during the second American-British War in 1814, and some buildings were destroyed. Later, the House and Senate meeting rooms, the dome and the rotunda were added, and they were remodeled and expanded many times.
5. Pictures of the White House
6. Pictures of Capitol Hill
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Rotunda of the Capitol Building
1. The most eye-catching part of the Capitol is the central rotunda. Visitors generally enter from the east gate. The east gate is also called the Columbus Gate. The copper door leaves are embossed with Columbus's deeds.
2. Enter the Capitol from the east gate and enter the central rotunda. The inner height is 53 meters and the diameter of the hall is more than 30 meters. On the circular wall, there are 8 large oil paintings, recording 8 major events in American history.
3. On the south side of the central rotunda is a sculpture hall surrounded by statues of various figures. By the early 1990s, there were a total of 94 bronze and stone statues in the Sculpture Hall, the prototypes of which were a generation of elites in various fields.
4. There are hundreds of large and small rooms inside the Capitol Building. It is worth mentioning that the 1/4 sphere-shaped room of the original Supreme Court. In 1800, Congress held its first joint session here after moving the capital. In 1801 and 1805, President Jefferson was sworn in here.
5. From 1810 to 1860, the U.S. Supreme Court was located here. On May 24, 1844, Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, sent the world's first telegraph here in front of members of Congress and judges.
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