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Fulbright Stories.DCpedia
People and Events “Shaping” the US CapitalAstghik Shahkhatuni
Capital of the USA
Predecessors• Washington, District of Columbia; November 17 1800 - present• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1774 - 1776, 1777, 1778 - 1783,1790 - 1800• New York City, New York; 1785 - 1790• Annapolis, Maryland: 1783 - 1784• York, Pennsylvania: 1777 - 1778• Princeton, New Jersey: four months in 1783• Trenton, New Jersey; two months in 1784• Baltimore, Maryland; two months in 1776 - 1777• Lancaster, Pennsylvania; one day in 1777
PLANNED CITY
Why and How?
• To provide its own maintenance and safety• To make it a federal district distinct from
other states• To not exceed 10 miles square• To locate it in the South in order to keep
Union and prevent civil war
Non Perfect Square
• Initially – 260 km2
• Now – 177 km2
• Land – 159 km2
• Water – 18 km2
Who?
George Washington
McMillan Plan, the Mall
L’Enfant’s plan, Freedom Plaza
Keeping Family Traditions• The Washington family coat of
arms in 14th century stained glass at Selby Abbey, England
• George Washington's family coat of arms inspired the design of.
• Washington, D.C.'s flag
Justice for All
JUSTITIA OMNIBUS
Quadrants
Marking Territory
Boundary Stones
Names, Nicknames and Other Callings
• City of Washington• Federal City• Washington City • Washington • Territory of Columbia • District of Columbia• Ten Miles Square • District• DC• Washington, DC
NumbersNumbers from 1 to 63 maxHalf streets, for instance, 9 1/2
From A to Z1st – alphabet lettersB (N) – Constitution AvenueB (S) – Independence AvenueNo X, Y, ZNo J, since it was similar to I2nd – 2 syllables names of famous people3rd – 3 syllables names of famous people4th – names of plants
State Names
Address 9
9
K
KSESW
NENW
Numbers and Trees
1. Second or 2nd (10,866)2. Third or 3rd (10,131)3. First or 1st (9,898)4. Fourth or 4th (9,190)5. Park (8,926)6. Fifth or 5th (8,186)7. Main (7,644)8. Sixth or 6th (7,283)9. Oak (6,946) 10.Seventh or 7th (6,377)
11.Pine (6,170)12.Maple (6,103)13.Cedar (5,644)14.Eighth or 8th (5,524)15.Elm (5,233)16.View (5,202)17.Washington (4,974)18.Ninth or 9th (4,908)19.Lake (4,901)20.Hill (4,877)
Most Common Street Names in the US
Heart of DC
Smithsonian Institution Museums
Memorials
More Museums
“Main Street”
National Mall
Uses of National Mall
Most Crowded
July 4th
Georgetown on Halloween
Cherry blossoms
Inauguration
Reflecting History
MEMORIALS TOIMPORTANT EVENTS
Whatever it Takes
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
The Circle
National World War II Memorial
Freedom Wall, 4 048 golden stars
National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II
Sacrifice, Loyalty and Heroism
The Wall
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
War and Peace
Civil War Memorial
DC World War I Memorial
Peace Monument
Korean War Memorial
Armed Forces
US Navy Memorial, DC
Armed Forces
US Air Force Memorial, Arlington, VA
Armed Forces
Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, VA
National Cryptological Museum, MD
Secrets and Tricks
Goddess of Democracy
Victims of Communism Memorial, DC
9/11
Pentagon Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
You are my witnesses…
Holocaust Memorial Museum
Grateful Armenians
Motherland Memorial
MEMORIALS TOTOP PRESIDENTS
1st Place
Washington Monument
George Washington1732 - 1799
1st US President1789 - 1797
Why so Simple?
2nd Place
Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Abraham Lincoln1809 - 1865
16th US President1861 - 1865
2nd Place Abraham Lincoln1809 - 1865
16th US President1861 - 1865
Unfortunate Place
Ford Theatre
Becoming a God
Enthroned Washington,American History Museum,Smithsonian Institution, DC
Zeus Olympios
Becoming a God
“Apotheosis of Washington”, Fresco on US Capitol Dome
Becoming a God
“Apotheosis” of Lincoln
3rd Place
Franklin Roosevelt Memorial
Franklin Roosevelt1882 - 1945
32nd US President1933 - 1945
The only thing we haveto fear is fear itself.
4th Place
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Thomas Jefferson1743 - 1826
3rd US President1801 - 1809
5th Place
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
Theodore Roosevelt1858 – 1919
26th US President1901 - 1909
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
1st Place Popular Vote John Kennedy1917 - 1963
35th US President1961 - 1963
Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
J.F.K. Memorial Center for Performing Arts
Common enemies of man: Tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself
Ronald Reagan National Airport
Ronald Reagan1911 - 2004
40th US President1981 - 1989
2nd Place Popular Vote
Naming Soviet Union as “Evil Empire”
Ronald Reagan Building2st largest federal building in DC
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
“Peace through strength” or “firm but fair”
Meet with Presidents
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, DC
• Presidents’ Hall
IN HONOR OFFOUNDING FATHERS
See the History • Declaration of
Independence• Constitution• Bill of Rights• Louisiana
Purchase• Emancipation
Proclamation• Copy of 1297
Magna Carta
National Archives Building
Father of the Country
First in War, First in Peace, First in Hearts of his Countrymen
Mount Vernon, VAGeorge Washington’s Estate
Freemason
George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, VA
Read and Learn
Library of CongressThomas Jefferson Memorial Building
Read and Learn
Library of CongressThomas Jefferson Memorial Building
Library of CongressJames Madison Memorial Building
James Madison1751 - 1836
4th US President1809 - 1817
Father of Constitution
Library of CongressJohn Adams Building
John Adams1735 - 1826
2nd US President1797 – 1801
1st US Vice-President1789-1797
Father of President
John Quincy Adams, 6th US President
Player
US Treasury building
Alexander Hamilton1755 - 1804
1st US Secretary of Treasury1789 - 1795
Inventor
Old Post Office building
Benjamin Franklin1706 - 1790
1st US Postmaster General
1775 - 1776
Victim of a Legend John Jay1745 - 1829
1st US Chief Justice1789 - 1795
US Supreme Court
No J street in DCBut there is Jay Street
Forgotten Founding Father
George Mason Memorial
George Mason1725 - 1792
MORE APPRECIATED PEOPLE
Simply FounderChristopher Columbus
1451 - 1506
1st time landed in America 1492
Union Station
TO THE MEMORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WHOSE HIGH FAITH AND INDOMITABLE COURAGE GAVE TO MANKIND A NEW WORLD.
Columbus Memorial Fountain
Ulysses Grant1822 - 1886
18th US President1869 - 1877
“Those Damn Lobbyists”
Ulysses Grant Memorial
Recycling
Andrew Jackson Memorial
Andrew Jackson1767 - 1845
7th US President1829 - 1837
International Help
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Polish
Baron von SteubenPrussian
Comte de Rochambeau
French
Marquis de LafayetteFrench
Statues to Heroes of American Revolutionary War at Lafayette Square
“Competing” with G. Washingtonor when 4 is bigger than 5
Pershing Park
John PershingUS General of Armies
Watergate Hotel
Richard Nixon1735 - 1826
37th US President1969 - 1974
36th US Vice-President1953 - 1961
Scandal
ADMINISTRATIONIMPORTANT BUILDINGS
Inside the Beltway
Where Famous Americans Lived
White House6 stories5,100 m² floor space 132 rooms 35 bathrooms412 doors
5 full-time chefs a tennis court a bowling alley a movie theater
147 windows 28 fireplaces 8 staircases3 elevators
a jogging track a swimming pool a putting green5,000 visitors a day
Where Famous Americans Lived
White House, but Colorful Rooms
Countdown
Capitol
Important Buildings
Eisenhower Executive Office BuildingVice President’s Residence, USNO
St. John's Episcopal ChurchThe Church of PresidentsWillard Hotel, The Residence of Presidents
Visible and Invisible Forces
Pentagon, Arlington, VA 1st largest federal building
FBI headquarters, DC CIA headquarters, McLean, VA
Houses of Departments
Jamie L. Whitten BuildingDepartment of Agriculture
James Forrestal BuildingDepartment of Energy
Harry S. Truman BuildingDepartment of State
3rd largest federal building
Herbert C. Hoover BuildingDepartment of Commerce
Robert F. Kennedy BuildingDepartment of Justice
Money, Money, Money
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Cost several cents
7000 tons of worn out currency
44% are 1 dollar bills
Blend of linen and cotton
Wash but do not bleach
All the same size
HIGHEST POINTS“LIGHTHOUSES”
Unbeatable
169m
Washington Monument
100m
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
1st Place
2nd Place
96 m
Old Post Office Building
92 m
National Cathedral
3rd Place
4th Place
88 m
US Capitol Building
Tallest Statue
Statue of Freedom
6 m
Across the River
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia
RESIDENTSWASHINGTONIANS
People and Events
Art and Diversity
Adams Morgan
Old and Young
Old Stone House
Former Riggs Bank Building
Georgetown
Washington Harbor
Shops and Restaurants
Guest Houses
Two Camps
Learning Houses
Gallaudet UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityNational War College
Howard University Georgetown University
Islamic Center and Mosque
Sixth and I Historic SynagogueSt. John Baptist Russian
Orthodox Church
St. Mary’s ArmenianApostolic Church
St. Nicholas Cathedral
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Religious Houses
Sport Houses
R.F.Kennedy StadiumHome of D.C. United, Soccer
FedEx Field Stadium, MDHome of Washington Redskins, NFL
Verizon CenterHome of Washington Capitals, Hockey
Wizards and Mystics, Basketball
Nationals StadiumHome of Washington Nationals, Baseball
Humor
Strike While the Irony's Hot!
Collaboration of Human and Nature
Dumbarton Oaks Park Meridian Hill Park
National ArboretumRock Creek Park
Beautiful Flowers
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Animal House
National Zoo, Smithsonian Institution
National River or National Disgrace, but Fun Anyway
The Potomac River
More Water
Dupont Circle Fountain
Neptune Fountain, Library of Congress Bartholdi Fountain
Senate Garage Fountain
GETTING AROUND
Old Good Mules
C&O Canal (Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal)
To Drive or not to Drive
• 2nd worst traffic in the country• 60 hours delay a year• Expensive and limited parking • Metro and buses• 2nd highest use of public transportation• About 40% uses public transportation
Octopus5 metro lines86 stations1 000 000 trips
Discrimination in MetroNo foodNo drinks
Being in Others’ Shoes
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Stalking George Washington
GW Memorial Parkway – Road to Adventure
Conclusion• There is a lot to see and explore in DC• Learn about US history by exploring DC • Learn about people who founded and
contributed to the USA• Learn about most important events in the
history of US• Have fun in various museums, parks,
theatres, and stadiums
TEST QUESTIONS
What is Where?
Smithsonian Institution Museums
Memorials
More Museums
Who is the First President of the USA?
Statue in Washington Circle, DC
These Memorials are Dedicated to…
These Memorials are Dedicated to…
These Memorials are Dedicated to…
These Memorials are Dedicated to…
These Memorials are Dedicated to…
Where Have You Seen This Pose?
Titanic Memorial
TO THE BRAVE MEN
WHO PERISHED
IN THE WRECK
OF THE TITANIC
APRIL 15 1912
THEY GAVE THEIR
LIVES THAT WOMEN
AND CHILDREN
MIGHT BE SAVED
ERECTED BY THE
WOMEN OF AMERICA
What is the Tallest Structure in DC?
Who Lives in this House Now?
Who Else Lived in this House?
Who is this Man?
Albert EinsteinIn front of National Academy of Sciences, DC
Who are these People?
Who are these People?
Who are these People?
Who are these People?
Who are these People?
Who are these People?
Who are these People?
Can You Name America’s Favorites?
1st place and 9th place 12th place
10th place
2nd place
3rd place 4th place
5th place
6th place
7th place
Find Similarities
Hovhannes AyvazovskiYerevan
Jeanne of ArcDC
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Find Differences
Washington, DC Yerevan
What is the Name of “National River”?
Potomac
Which of these are in DC?Barry Flanagan
The DrummerHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, DC
The BoxerCafesjian Museum
Yerevan
Hare on BellCafesjian Museum, Yerevan
AcrobatsCafesjian Museum
YerevanThe Thinker
National Gallery of ArtSculpture Garden, DC
Name these buildings
Name these buildings
Name these buildings
Name these buildings
In what State the US Capital is Located?
Can You Recognize DC at Night?
Who is the Most Popular Washingtonian Now?
What can you Recognize and Name in this Picture?
What can you Recognize Here?
Which Side is Better?
Virginia MarylandGreat Falls
What is the most Expensive Animal?
National Zoo, Smithsonian Institution
Snow Mall
Snowmageddon
A Bench
Empty Shelves
A Parking Lot
Snowmageddon
Snowmangeddon
Flowering DC
Cherry Blossoms at Tidal Basin, DC, April 1, 2010
Flowering DC
Cherry Blossoms at Tidal Basin, DC, April 1, 2010
Occupied by UFOs
Kite Festival, National Mall, DC, March 27, 2010
What Metal is Used for the Top?
3. Platinum4. Aluminum
1. Gold2. Silver
Do You Know These Words?• Escalefter
• Conseaterate
• PlanBdextrous
• Sumpnspicious
• Doorker
Alexandria, VA GyumriWhat Connects these two Cities?
Home, Sweet Home
Annual Armenian Festival in Alexandria, VA, 2006-2010
Home, Sweet Home
Annual Armenian Festival in Alexandria, VA, 2006-2010
Who are the Greatest American Presidents?
Mount Rushmore, SD, not DC
Who is the Greatest Audience in the World?
Who is the Best Tour Guide and Advertiser of DC and USA?
Thank You Very Much
• Wikipedia and all the people on Internet, who post stories and pictures about DC and USA
• My friends, due to whom I visited and explored DC and USA
• Fulbright Grant, for opportunity to study in DC• My audience, for patience• My parents, for support in everything I do