Washington, D.C. '91 [antikvár]

INTRODUCING WASHINGTON, D.C. 1. HISTORY 2. THE YEAR IN WASHINGTON, D.C. As home to one of the world's major powers, Washington, D.C., offers its own special brand of excitement. Here, visitors can linger in the halls and chambers where great statesmen formulated the democratic process; listen to Senate debates; hear the Supreme Court in session; visit the National Archives, where our most cherished documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—are enshrined; find inspiration in magnificent monuments to our greatest presidents and check out the palatial digs of our current leader; learn how the FBI works to thwart crime; and see dollar bills being churned out at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In short, visitors can experience firsthand just how our government works. Edifices of gleaming marble are the background to Washin^on sight-seeing. And surrounding the city's grand beaux-arts buildings are spacious boulevards and tranquil tree-lined streets, grassy malls and parks, and circular plazas with splashing fountains and statuary at the focd points. This is a lushly verdant city. Millions of flowers create a dazzling riot of color in spring and summer, and every April the famous Japanese cherry trees burst into bloom along the Tidal Basin like a pink snowstorm. In almost every respect, our capital is a showplace, one of the most beautiful cities in the country. But that hasn't always been the case. . 1. History Probably not an American alive thinks of Washington as a capi-^ in the wilderness. But back in 1800, when Congress moved from its temporary home in Philadelphia to its new permanent seat of government on the Potomac, that's precisely what it was.