Washington D. C. - vypracovaná maturitná otázka

Washington D.C. is the capital of the U.S.A. For more than 200 years it has been the seat of the Government headed by the President. The home of the President is the White House.

The first President to live there was John Adams, second President of the U. S. A., who moved there in 1800.
There are very many rooms in the house, such as the famous Lincoln room, the oval room, the red, blue and green rooms, the state dining room.
The White House is a national monument. It has 132 rooms and the President with his family lives in the two upper floors.

Another Government building is the Capitol. It is the residence of the Congress and the Supreme Court.