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Places of interest in Washington

THE CAPITOL

The building that dominates the city of Washington is the Capitol (Капитолия). It stands on the Capital Hill, the highest point in the city and is Home of both the Senate and the House of Representatives (баландликда). It contains 430 rooms, is 751 feet long, 350 feet wide, with its dome rising to 285 feet (гумбаз). Topping the dome is the 19 foot bronze statue of Freedom (тепаси). The 36 columns surround the lower part of thе dome (коллоналар ўраб туради). They represent the states in the Union (ифодалайди). The dome of the Capitol is decorated by the frescoes (фрескалар. билан безатилган).

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The Lincoln memorial (Lincoln was the 16 president of USA (1861- 1865). He gave freedom for the coloured people.

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The memorial is designed like a Greek temple with 36 columns, representing the states in the Union at the same time of Lincoln's death (грек минораси, Линкольн ўлими). But the dominant feature of the building is the magnificient, realistic figure of Lincoln seated in the centre of the open temple (машҳур, аниқ).

The Washington Monument.

The Washington Monument is situated in the Potamac park. It is the tallest structure in the USA (жуда баланд). The Cornstone for the Monument was laid in 1848 but public controversy and then the Civil War declared its completion for many years (acoc тоши, баҳс, тугатилишини эълон қилди). The difference in the colour of the marble is apparent the visitor (мармар, келувчиларга кўринади). The Washington monument was finally opened to the public in 1888.

THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONS

The Smithsonian Institution, a private foundation established with the bequest of 550 000 dollars from the will of James Smithson, is under government guardianship (мерос).Тhе US National Museum, National Collection of Fine Arts, National Zoological Park, Bureau of American Ethnology, National Air Museum, Astrophysical Observatory, International Exchange Service, Canal Zone Biological Area, Free Gallery of Art are all administered by the Smithsonian Institution.

The National Gallery of Art is also included into the Smithsonian Institutions group.

JOHN F.KENNEDY CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Kennedy John Fitzgerald (1961-1963й) is the 35th President of the USA was assinated (отиб ўлдирилган).

John. F. Kennedy centre for performing Arts is the sole official memoral to President Kennedy in the capital, opened in 1961 on the Potomac (ягона, расмий). Financed by both Government and private funds, the marble building houses a 2.200 seat opera hall, a 2.700 seat concert hall, a 1.100 seat theatre and other facilities (имконият, қулайликлар).

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Arlington National Cemetery (қабристон).

Arlington National Cemetery is the nations famous burial ground (дафн қилинадиган жой). There is Tomb of the Unknows, there formaly called the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers (номаълум солдатлар қабри). It is guarded day and night by an armed sentry (қўриқланади, қуролланган соқчилар).

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1. The Lincoln memorial.

2. The Washinghton monument

3. The Smith - Institutions.

4. John Kennedy's Centre.