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July 31, 2023

Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States and has the most famous buildings in the country, the White House and the Capitol. The city is just incredible: hundreds of statues, monuments and memorials in huge parks alternate with top-class museums, most of which are free to visitors. The heart of the city, the National Mall, stretches from the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world, to the massive Lincoln Memorial on the Potomac River, which also forms the border with the state of Virginia.

Washington D.C.

Anyone familiar with large American cities will quickly notice a special feature: There are no skyscrapers in Washington because no building may be higher than the width of the adjacent street plus 6.1 meters. However, three structures do not fall under this regulation because they already existed or were in stage of planning before the law went into effect: The Washington Monument, the Old Post Office tower, and the Washington National Cathedral.

As a visitor, if time permits, you should definitely check out some of the city’s neighborhoods; recommended are the suburb of Shaw with its African-American history, Georgetown on the C&O Canal, The Wharf, ultra-modern nightlife district on the waterfront, Columbia Heights, Anacostia with its giant chair, or Capitol Hill, the city’s shopping district.

United States National Arboretum Washington D.C.

The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America Washington D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington D.C.

Washington National Cathedral Washington D.C.

Watergate Complex Washington D.C.
Nixon hat es nicht überstanden, aber das Hotel gibt es noch immer

George Washington‘s Mount Vernon, Virginia

George Washington Masonic National Memorial Alexandria, Virginia

United States Capitol Washington D.C.
Zentrum der Macht – Teil 1

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Washington D.C.
Es gibt hunderte von Memorials, Monumenten und Statuen in Washington

Library of Congress Washington D.C.
Die größte Bibliothek der Welt

United States Botanic Gardens Washington D.C.

Food Trucks Washington D.C.
Sie stehen zu Hunderten auf den Straßen der Stadt

National Native American Veterans Memorial Washington D.C.

Arts and Industries Building Washington D.C.

National Museum of African Art Washington D.C.

International Spy Museum Washington D.C.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial und Tidal Basin Washington D.C.

Eleonore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Washington D.C.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Washington D.C.

Washington Monument und Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Washington D.C.

Albert Einstein Memorial Washington D.C.

The White House Washington D.C.
Zentrum der Macht – Teil 2

Black Lives Matter Plaza Washington D.C.
Die Worte stehen in 11 m großen gelben Buchstaben auf der gesamten Länge der Straße

Willard Hotel Washington D.C.
Eines von vielen Luxushotels mit besonderer Geschichte

Ford's Theatre Washington D.C. — Ford’s Theatre Washington D.C.
In Ford’s Theatre wurde Abraham Lincoln angeschossen
Im Petersen House erlag er seinen schweren Verletzungen

Washington Harbour im Stadtteil Georgetown Washington D.C.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal im Stadtteil Georgetown Washington D.C.

John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts Washington D.C.

Nationalfriedhof Arlington, Virginia
Wer hier liegt, der hat es geschafft – in jeder Hinsicht

The Wharf Washington D.C.
Das neue Ausgeh-Viertel an der Waterfront

Duke Ellington Statue im Stadtteil Shaw Washington D.C.

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