Washington DC is one of the few U.S. cities that has been built according to a plan. President Washington in 1790 hired a French engineer of the Army of Lafayette named Pierre L' Enfant to design a glorious capital city like Paris .

1. Washington D.C. - United States By
WILLIAM HAMEL

2. Washington
DC is one of
the few U.S.
cities that has
been built
according to a
plan.
President
Washington in
1790 hired a
French
engineer of
the Army of
Lafayette
named Pierre
L' Enfant to
design a
glorious
capital city like
Paris .

3. Washington DC is a
city with history
where you can
discover for
yourself classic
places like the
National Archives
and the National
World War II
Memorial .
Connect to the
power of
experience as a
bike tour of the
National Mall and
DC 's
neighborhoods or
the CSI Experience
at the National
Museum of Crime
and Punishment.

4. In the vicinity of the National Mall
include:

5. • The Washington
Monument
• The Lincoln Memorial
• The Jefferson
• The Franklin Delano
Roosevelt Memorial
• The National
Monument to World
War II
• The Memorial to the
Veterans of the Korean
War
• The Veterans Memorial
Vietnam
• The Albert Einstein
Memorial

6. Today, Washington DC is a city of variety and
contrast.
The central area is beautifully designed with wide
avenues lined with magnificent buildings and
monuments built in spacious green parks. The
surrounding neighborhoods ranging from modern
shopping districts and upscale residential
neighborhoods to ethnic enclaves and
neighborhoods of the working class.

7. It is one of the
most
cosmopolitan
cities in the U.S.
with many ethnic
neighborhoods
and restaurants
specializing in a
variety of exotic
cuisines . A huge
number of
employees in
government and
corporate
communities living
in suburban
Virginia and
Maryland.
There are plenty of things to see in Washington
DC . You can tour the Capitol Building , the
White House, the Supreme Court and many
federal government agencies such as the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing

8. ( where they print the money ) and the FBI. You can
also visit the monuments to Washington, Lincoln ,
Jefferson and Roosevelt. Or you can see Arlington
National Cemetery , Monument commemorating the
fallen soldiers during the Vietnam War , the
Monument to commemorate those who died during
the Korean War and the monument commemorating
the Battle of Iwo Jima . You can spend several days
touring many parts of the Smithsonian Institute , one
of the finest and largest collections of museums
worldwide.