1. Název školy Gymnázium, střední odborná škola, střední odborné učiliště a vyšší odborná škola, Hořice Číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0873 Název materiálu VY_22_INOVACE_03.01.20, Washington D.C. Autor Mgr. Dušan Dovičovič Tematická oblast English Speaking Countries Ročník čtvrtý Datum tvorby Srpen 2013 Anotace Materiál je určen k získání základních informací o hlavním městě USA – Washingtonu D.C.. Metodický pokyn Prezentaci je možno využít k výkladu látky.

2. Washington D.C. - Basic Facts is the capital of the USA D. C. formally the District of Columbia capital district was decided to be created in 1790 and the city of Washington was founded in 1791 is named after George Washington, the first president of the United States the population of the federal district is about 646 thousand

3. Washington D.C. - Basic Facts II is located on the Potomac River on the country’s East Coast is a centre of all three branches of the federal government – including the Congress, the President and Supreme Court is home to many national monuments and museums

4. The White House

5. is the most important building in the USA is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the USA has been the residence for every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 was built in neoclassical style the most famous room is so called ‘Oval Office’

6. The United States Congress

7. is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the USA consists of two houses: The House of Representatives and The Senate the US Congress meets in the Capitol the Capitol atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall

8. The United States Congress II the Capitol is the origin by which the quadrants of the District are divided and the city was planned on the top of the building there is bronze Statue of Freedom it is said that no building in Washington D.C. can be taller than the building of the Capitol

9. National Mall

10. is a national park area between the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol and is a part of West Potomac Park and Constitution Gardens very famous thanks to many protests, one of the most famous was the 1963 ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom’, a political rally for African American civil rights, at which Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream" speech.

11. Lincoln Memorial

12. is an American national monument built to honor the 16 th President of the USA, Abraham Lincoln is located on the National Mall the building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln has been the site of many famous speeches, including well-known speeches by Lincoln

13. Washington Monument

14. is an obelisk on the National Mall built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the early Continental Army and the first American president is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk – 170 m tall has become one of America’s symbol

15. Washington National Cathedral

16. is a cathedral of the Episcopal is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second- largest in the United States is built in Neo-Gothic style modeled on English Gothic style of the late 14 th century in 2009, nearly 400,000 visitors toured the structure

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