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American sights. T he Capitol. The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, and the legislature of the Federal government of the United States. It is located in Washington, D.C. The Capitol building is the fifth tallest structure in Washington, D.C.
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The Capitol The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, and the legislature of the Federal government of the United States. It is located in Washington, D.C. The Capitol building is the fifth tallest structure in Washington, D.C..
The White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. It is located in Washington, D.C. The house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams.
The Washington Monument The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m)
The Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was dedicated on May 30, 1922. It is one of several monuments built to honor an American president. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World [French: La Liberté éclairant le monde]) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue has become an iconic symbol of freedom and of the United States.
The Niagara Falls The world-famous Niagara Falls, on the border of the United States and Canada, is the most powerful waterfall in North America. It is 800 metres wide and 51 metres high. At night Niagara Falls is illuminated with pink, yellow, blue and purple lights. During the day, Niagara Falls seems to be green.
Times Square Times Square is a major commercial street of Manhattan in New York City. Times Square, nicknamed "The Crossroads of the World" and "The Great White Way," has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and is a symbol of New York City and the United States.
The Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City. It is 1,250 ft (381 meters) tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, The Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building again became the tallest building in New York City.
Central Park Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park initially opened in 1857, on 770 acres (3.1 km2) of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan. The park receives approximately twenty-five million visitors annually.
