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1 day ago · The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the DC area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia ), is the metropolitan area centered around Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States. The metropolitan area includes all of Washington ...
- 1,407.0 sq mi (3,644.2 km²)
- 0–2,350 ft (0–716 m)
- United States
1 day ago · United States Capitol. / 38.88972°N 77.00889°W / 38.88972; -77.00889. The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
- September 18, 1793
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- 16.5 acres (67,000 m²)
Apr 7, 2024 · Washington Monument, obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States. Constructed of granite faced with Maryland marble, the structure is 55 feet (16.8 metres) square at the base and 554 feet 7 inches (169 metres) high and weighs an estimated 91,000 tons. (The monument’s height was previously ...
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The population of Washington D.C. has continued to increase in the last couple of years. According to the Census Reporter based on The 2022 American Community Survey, Washington D.C. has a population of 671,803. On Dec. 19 2023, Mayor Muriel Bowser released a statement saying that new population data from the U.S. […]
1 day ago · December 8, 2016. The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues.
- October 15, 1966
- December 8, 2016
Apr 23, 2024 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. United States Capitol, meeting place of the United States Congress and one of the most familiar landmarks in Washington, D.C. Possibly the most culturally and historically important building in the United States, it has been home to Congress since 1800. The following year Thomas Jefferson became the first ...
5 days ago · Washington National Cathedral, in Washington, D.C., Episcopal cathedral chartered by Congress in 1893 and established on Mount St. Alban (the city’s highest point) in 1907. Although construction slowed during periods of economic hardship and stopped altogether during 1977–80, the building was completed in 1990.
