The official name of Washington DC, the capital of the United States of America, is the District of Columbia. To distinguish the city from another state of the same name, Americans abbreviate DC (District of Columbia). Washington usually refers to one of the greenest states in the northwestern part of the country.
The capital, named after the first president of the USA – George Washington, was founded in 1791. The city of Washington is not part of any of the 50 states of the USA, its area is 177 km/sq., and its population is only about 700 thousand. But on weekdays, the population is close to 1 million due to the number of people who come to the offices here.
By itself, this is where the most important government organizations of the United States are located.
First, we went to the Capitol, the building where the US Parliament – Congress is located. Representatives of the independent people, who are the basis of modern democracy, sit here.
The building that housed the Congress was called the Capitol and was completed in 1800, but was later expanded several times. Both houses of the US Congress – representatives and senators – conduct their activities here.
All government buildings in the United States are considered public buildings, and you can freely enter and take pictures there, of course, without pre-registration and without interfering with the activities of congressmen.
