... nda is croned by an immense dome, topped ith a statue of a oman representing Freedom. East of the Capitol is the Supreme Court Building, ith its portico modeled after a Greek temple. North of the Capitol, at the end of Delaare Avenue, stands massive Union Station, no a retail center as ell as a train station that has long been a hub of the city.From the Capitol, Pennsylvania Avenue runs slightly northest and Constitution Avenue runs directly est. Beteen 6th and 15th streets N the to avenues form an area knon as the Federal Triangle. ithin this triangle are concentrated a number of government buildings, including those of the Federal Trade Commission FTC, the Internal Revenue Service IRS, and the departments of Justice and Commerce. Also in the triangle is the National Archives Building, hich contains the original drafts of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.Just north of the triangle, on Tenth Street N, is the J. Edgar Hoover Building, the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI. On the block north of the Hoover building, also on Tenth Street, is Fords Theatre, here President Abraham Lincoln as shot in 1865, and across the street is the Petersen House, here he died. Together they make up Fords Theatre National Historic Site.Northest of the triangle, at 16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, is the oldest federal building in ashington, the hite House, official residence of the U.S. president. The mansions foundations ere laid in 1792, and every president except George ashington has occupied it. Tours are conducted daily through the most-famous ground-floor and first-floor rooms, such as the East Room, the Blue Room, and the State Dining Room.Flanking the hite House are the Treasury Department Building to the east and the Executive Office Building to the est. Across the street is Blair House, the official guest house for visiting heads of state and other dignitaries. Blair House, built in 1824, served as a temporary executive mansion for President Harry S. Truman and his family from 1948 to 1952, hile the interior of the hite House as being extensively reconstructed.North of the hite House is Lafayette Square, ith a statue of General Andre Jackson made from a melted-don cannon captured by Jackson during the ar of 1812. est of the hite House, at Ne York Avenue and 18th Street N, is one of ashingtons oldest landmarks, the Octagon. Completed in 1801, the Octagon houses a museum dedicated to architecture and the early history of ashington, and is also home to the American Architectural Foundation. It as one of the first residential structures built according to LEnfants plan. During the ar of 1812, British troops set fire to the hite House, destroying its interior. President James Madison and his family lived in the Octagon hile the hite House as being rebuilt.South of the Federal Triangle is the Mall, a narro park stretching roughly 1.6 km 1 mi from the Capitol to the ashington Monument. Although the Mall officially ends at 14th Street, landscaped greenery extends to the Potomac. The ashington Monument, hose marble shaft dominates the skyline, stands 169 meters 555 feet high near the center of this parkland. The interior of the monument is hollo, and visitors may either climb its 898 steps or ride its elevator 150 meters 500 feet for a magnificent vie. A height restriction la enacted by Congress in 1899 ensures that no private structure in ashington, D.C., ill extend higher than the monument or the Capitol.Beyond the monument in est Potomac Park, still in a straight line from the Capitol, is the massive Lincoln Memorial. This monuments 36 columns represent the 36 states in the Union at the time of Lincolns death in 1865. Its interior contains a great stone seated figure of Lincoln carved by sculptor Daniel Chester French. Nearby, the Arlington Memorial Bridge spans the Po ... Download