Washington, USA
Washington, the capital of the United States, is full of "Washington, D.C., Colombia." It was named in honor of George Washington, the founding father of the United States, and Columbus, who discovered the New World of America. Washington is administratively under the jurisdiction of the federal government and does not belong to any state.
Washington, the capital of the United States, is fully known as "Washington, D.C., Colombia." It was named in honor of George Washington, the founding father of the United States, and Columbus, who discovered the New World of America. Washington is administratively under the jurisdiction of the federal government and does not belong to any state. It is located between Maryland and Virginia at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers. Washington was once a place covered with shrubs, with only a few cottages scattered in it. In 1789, the U.S. federal government was formally established, and George Washington was elected the first president. When Congress held its first session in New York, the issue of selecting the capital caused a fierce row, and lawmakers from both the north and south wanted to locate the capital within their own borders. Congress finally reached a compromise, and President Washington selected the natural dividing line between the north and south-the 16-kilometer long and wide area on the Potomac River as the address of the capital, and asked French engineer Pierre Charranfant to chair the overall planning and design of the capital.
The most powerful city
Washington is the political center of the United States, home to the White House, Congress, Supreme Court and most government agencies. The Capitol Building is built on the highest point in the city known as "Capitol Hill" and is a symbol of Washington. The milky white building has a dome and connected east and west wings, where both houses of the U.S. Congress work. The White House is a round white marble building that was the office and residence of the U.S. president after Washington. The oval-shaped U.S. Presidential Office is located in the west wing of the White House. Outside the south window is the famous "Rose Garden". The south lawn on the south side of the main building of the White House is the "President's Garden", where U.S. presidents often hold ceremonies to welcome distinguished guests. Between the Capitol and the White House is the "Federal Triangle" complex, which includes federal government agencies as well as the National Gallery, National Archives, Pan-American Union, Smithsonian National Museum and the Federal Reserve Building. The largest building in Washington is the Pentagon, home to the U.S. Department of Defense, located on the Potomac River. For more than 200 years, it has been a barometer of American politics, the birthplace of American behavior, and the most powerful city in the world.
An elegant and atmospheric capital
There are no neon lights in the city of Washington, and most of the street buildings are plain and low-key, but they still vaguely exude the charm of the city's atmosphere. When dawn comes, the sun shines into the city, and the tree-lined boulevards in the city are once again discovered, full of greenery, huge lawns, large and small parks, and the Bishandai River have beautiful scenery. Because there are no polluting heavy industries, few skyscrapers, and the mountains are not high, the highest point in the city is the Capitol in the center of the city, and the buildings in the city do not exceed 10 floors. Therefore, the city's skyline is extremely open, and white marble buildings can be seen everywhere. With the green and green eyes, Washington looks easy-going and beautiful.
Washington is bustling during the two peak periods of commuting. Large amounts of traffic flow gather into the city from all directions during work hours, and then disappear into the buildings. At the end of work, the traffic crowded out of the buildings on time and then flowed in all directions. Although the long traffic on the road lies still, there are hardly many pedestrians on the sidewalks on both sides of the street. The broad blue sky and white clouds can always be seen between green trees, lawns and low buildings, giving people a vast visual space. Your mind will be clear and less irritable.
The FBI, federal official agencies and other political nerve centers in the United States and the world are surrounded by green and whitewashed, giving this world's most powerful city a little more elegance. When our eyes are attracted by the white rounded roof of the Capitol and the towering Washington Monument, this building, which is already familiar on TV, exudes Washington's serious and proud temperament with an atmosphere and solemnity. Perhaps this is the real face of Washington.
Washington's elegance benefits from the Potomac River, a river full of life and vitality. The broad river bank is full of vegetation and vegetation, and everything is luxuriant and dense. The vast river flows forward silently and silently. It is really touching to see this majestic clear stream that has traveled almost to the mouth of the sea and is still extremely clear. Looking across from the river in East Potomac Park, you can see a spectacular sunset full of sunset. Planes at the airport rose and fell in the sky, and the scenery was breathtaking.
Washington is in the grass at night, and you can see countless specks of light under the shade of the trees. It is the fireflies that are silently extinguishing around you. In a trance, it is as if you have entered a mythical place... This is the capital of a great country, a modern metropolis, but it is also a happy habitat for fireflies. This moved me! But what about our fireflies? Have you long disappeared into a distant dream?
If we say that Beijing today is a vibrant and restful rock music. Washington is like a calm, simple and leisurely folk song.
Glory belongs to the monument
There are hundreds of commemorative buildings, monuments, statues, etc. in the Urban area of Washington, most of which are related to successive presidents. In the green belt on the east bank of the Potomac River in the west of the city, there are memorial sites for three presidents in history: the Washington Memorial Tower faces Potomac River Park. It is a white marble obelisk, 169 meters high, overlooking the city. To the west of the memorial tower is the Lincoln Memorial Hall, which is an ancient Greek-style building. There are 36 white marble columns outside the hall, symbolizing the 36 states that made up the country at that time. There is a sitting statue of Lincoln inside. To the south of the memorial tower is the Presidential Jefferson Memorial Hall, and outside the hall is a statue of him on horseback. In 1971, John was built again. Kennedy Center. The United States is a country with a short history, but they attach great importance to history.
Two sets of Civil War monuments on Capitol Hill. It delicately and truly reflects the major historical event of safeguarding national unity in American history. One group marched in mud, the other group blocked fire. There were no opponents, no wins or losses. What was left was just the record of this incident, the only war in the United States.
The large-scale stainless steel sculpture "Awakening" located on the south bank of the Bo River-a giant is buried underground, only his limbs and head are exposed. He looks up at the world angrily and reaches out to the sky: I want to live, I want to be free! The monument is a symbol of the awakening of the people of the thirteen states in the United States during the Revolutionary War.
World War II is a glorious historical chapter in which the United States is proud. The Battle of Iwo Jima Monument is a microcosm of this historical portrayal. At the end of World War II, during the fierce battle between the United States and Japan, six American soldiers were unafraid of death and rushed to raise an American Stars and Stripes Flag on Iwo Jima. This photo has condensed into an American heroic spirit. James Bredley, one of the six heroes who lived in seclusion in the Wisconsin Inn after the war, looked at the immortal photo in the American History textbook and said only,"The real heroes are those who never come back."
The sculptures of heroes are awe-inspiring, but the wars recorded are difficult to calm down, because among them are the Korean and Vietnam wars. Monuments of these two wars are hidden in the hills and green forests on the left and right sides of the Lincoln Memorial. On the left is the Korean War Monument: on both sides of the black marble wall are laser-engraved with photos of more than two dead soldiers, hidden and visible. The sculpture on the pedestal is engraved with the 15 names of the so-called United Nations Army put together by the United States. What is remarkable is that three sets of dead, disabled and prisoners of war figures are all accurate to one place, telling people that more than 54000 U.S. soldiers were killed in the war. The sculpture of the monument is very thought-provoking. Nineteen American soldiers wearing raincoats collapsed in the mud. They were scattered on the grass. Their expressions and postures can be said to be basically the same as the image of the Americans in my country's movies to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. The monument was completed at the latest in Washington, which cannot help but express an American truth-seeking mentality.
The Vietnam War Memorial is a record of the failure of the U.S. military. The 151-meter-long black marble wall on the lawn is engraved with the names of 58156 soldiers killed in the Vietnam War. Looking along the wall, there are many bouquets of flowers offered by people under the wall. From time to time, we can see relatives of the dead. They come here to add the names of their loved ones, which shows the profound scars left by the Vietnam War in the hearts of Americans. The sculpture of the Vietnam War is of three soldiers facing the west, tired and sad, resting in the forest, symbolizing the meaningless of the Vietnam War and facing reality without much concealment. Perhaps this is a kind of American culture.
Lin Ying, the designer of the Vietnam War Memorial, is just a 21-year-old Chinese female college student. He was in his fourth year in architecture at Yale University. Her design works stood out among 1441 applicants and have caused many waves in the architectural world in the United States and even around the world. In the end, the judges thought that "its spirit of integrating into the earth without piercing the sky moved us." The monument is hidden but not exposed, and its slightly sunken design reflects the heaviness of history and precious life. This idea of sinking underground is also consistent with Washington's low-key, hidden but not exposed urban temperament.
Free admission to museums
There are dozens of museums in Washington, including the American Museum of History, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, and the National Postal Museum, with a total collection of more than 140 million pieces. It is one of the cities with the largest number of museums and the richest collections in the world. Except for the Spy Museum, all museums in Washington are free to visit. This is something that no other part of the world has done. We visited the following venues:
The National Air and Space Museum claims to be the most visited museum in the United States. This is the world of aircraft. Look up at the plane, look down at the plane, reach out to touch the plane, and lift your feet to board the plane. The wooden aircraft successfully tested by the Wright brothers in 1903, the aircraft of the hostile sides during World War I and World War II, sophisticated engines, charming spacesuits, slim missiles and rockets, and the American Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft that achieved space docking in 1975.
The National Museum of Natural History is a quintessential man-made "global village," with 120 million exhibits ranging from living things to minerals, fossils to modern culture. From dinosaurs and elephants to seahorses and insects, ordinary ores and rocks to the world's largest precious diamonds, all of them are fascinating and fascinating to watch.
The National Art Museum is the largest. The West Pavilion built in 1941 and the East Pavilion built in 1978 are connected underground by a distant elevator tunnel. The West Pavilion mainly collects European paintings from the 13th to 19th centuries, especially Italian paintings, sculptures and American art. There are many famous artists and many famous paintings. The East Pavilion displays works from after the 20th century. Works such as modernist, impressionist, and abstract schools have bright colors and old piles, greatly broadening the concept of art.
The National Museum of History shows the development of the United States in the fields of science, culture, politics, technology and other fields since the arrival of the Mayflower in the United States in 1620. It is honored as the "pillar of the American museum." This is a living history of the development of American industries.
The adjacent World War II Museum can be said to be a collection of World War II cultural relics. Chen Yin's old movies, yellow mold and dilapidated newspapers, cold rusty weapons, and black and white photos all tell their views on the crimes of the Sith and the glory of the American allies. What is still exciting is a white sculpture derived from the photo at the time: a U.S. Navy man and a young nurse hugging and kissing on the street, an eternal freeze on the streets of New York celebrating the victory of World War II. Decades later, the retired lady had a sudden idea when faced with this sculpture and openly searched for the soldiers of the year. Many applicants were recruited, but no one was hit. Originally, in response to the question of what the two men said at the time, the answer was full of romance, but the woman's correct answer was: Nothing said.
The entrance to the News Museum is a huge earth, which is covered with the headers of major newspapers around the world. There is also China's People's Daily. The front pages of the world's major newspapers are broadcast on the news column every day.
The Postal Museum is an image: Under the huge patio, the slacking four-horse floats, the sonorous steam mail trucks, and the diving canvas aircraft show you the history of the U.S. Postal Service. Here, you can see the changes from dog-sledding to today's satellite communications. The history of the United States stamps and philatelic products stored in the vertical glass cabinet allow you to read face to face.
