Washington DC Landmarks

Posted December 12th, 2011 at 6:11 pm (UTC+0)
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Submitted by: Alfonso Doni Irawan, 6 Desember 2011

The Embassy of Indonesia near Dupont Circle in Washington. The 60-room mansion was built at the turn of the 20th century for Tom Walsh, a millwright's apprentice who discovered gold in Colorado. (AP Photo/Leslie E. Kossoff)

The Embassy of Indonesia near Dupont Circle in Washington. The 60-room mansion was built at the turn of the 20th century for Tom Walsh, a millwright's apprentice who discovered gold in Colorado. (AP Photo/Leslie E. Kossoff)

Embassy Row, Washington D.C

In Washington, D.C. you can visit the Embassy Row. Embassy Row the row of offices from around 60 countries. Emmbassy Row is where embassies are located. One of the biggest representative office is the British Embassy. The complex includes two buildings and the ambassador’s official residence. Ambassador’s residence was designed in the English-style country house. In the yard the embassy, there is a bronze statue of Winston Churchill that seemed to welcome the visitors to the embassy. Still in Washington DC, you may visit city of Georgetown is located not far from Embassy Row.

Georgetown is one of the historic city and is on the edge of the river Potomac. In this city are also often located where the famous university, the Catholic University of Georgetown. This area is very attractive, beautiful, and fashionable. The buildings that are around Georgetown is very unique architecture. The number of restaurants and cafes and fashion boutiques along the way, make Georgetown became one of favorite places to hang out in Washington, DC Not only that, the Georgetown area are also some times used as a backdrop to famous movies, like The Exorcist, All The President’s Men, St.Elmo ‘s Fire, Transformers, Minority Report, and much more.

*(Source: Berita, Rabu, 23 November 2011, Jerilyn Watson, “Obyek Wisata Menarik di Washington DC dan Sekitarnya” , more)

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One response to “Washington DC Landmarks”

  1. adi w says:

    wah..gedungnya bagus ..
    kapan bisa kesana .. liburan ke luar negerii

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