Through the Monuments

In Washington

D.C.

By: Lily Fawaz and Ava Savilla

Why Is Washington D.C.

Our Capital?

• Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison made the Residence Compromise

• It was made on Washington’s cite

• Was created the permeant capital

National Zoological Park

•163 acres•Opened in 1889•Has reptiles, wild cats,

apes, and giant pandas

Arlington Cemetery

•largest military cemetery•resting place for 400,000 people•conducts 27 to 30 funerals each

weekend

Smithsonian Institute

•137 million items•19 museums and galleries•founded August 10, 1846

Jefferson Memorial •In honor of our 3rd

president•Resembles the

pantheon in Rome•Designed by John

Russel Pope•Surrounded by

water

Mount Vernon•Plantation house of Washington•Beside Potomac River •Made a landmark in 1960 •Made of wood in a loose Paladin

style

Capitol Building

•Sits on Capitol Hill•Built in form of greek temple•Where the Legislative Branch of

the government is

Lincoln Memorial

•Made to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 18th president, who freed slaves

•Built during 1914-1922

•Built in form of a greek temple

WW1Memorial

•Made to commemorate the events of WW1

•Built in 1920-1930• The memorial stands in

West Potomac Park

Women in Vietnam Memorial

•dedicated to women in the USA who served in the Vietnam War, most were nurses

•Annie Ruth Graham, Sharon Ann Lane.

Korean War Memorial

•located in Washington D.C.’s Potomac Park

•Commemorates those who served in the Korean War

•Created in1995

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