1. What is Whashigton?-Washington city and district , is the capital of the United States of America
2.Where is it located?- It is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and flanked by Maryland on the north, east and south-east and by Virginia on the southwest
3. Why were the city and the district named so ?-Washington was named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus .
4. When was the place fotr the city chosen?- The city’swas selected by President George Washington in 1791.
5. When did Washington become a capital of the USA-? - In 1800 the still unfinished city replaced Philadelphia as the nation’s capital
6. wHAT is the main difference of Washington from other capitals? - Washington is one of the few national capitals founded solely as a seat of government.
7, What parts is the city devided to? What are they famous for ?- The city as a whole is divided into four quadrants ( northwestern, northeastern, southwestern and southeastern) by lines running north-south and east-west though the Capitol of the United States . The central open space called the Mall is surrounded y public buildings and museums and I flanked on the east by the Capitol and on the west by the Lincoln Memorial. The broad Pennsylvania Avenue, which links the White House and the the capitol, is Washington’s ceremonial street and is the site of the president’s inaugural day parade. Capitol Hill is largely neighborthood of restored Victorian houses
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