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Landmark Attractions In Washington DC

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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. Washington is the principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which has a population of 6,131,977. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. Washington is one of the most visited cities in the world, with more th...
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  • 1. U Street Washington Dc
    District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 , is a landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected with service in a militia, for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home, and that Washington, D.C.'s handgun ban and requirement that lawfully-owned rifles and shotguns be kept unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock violated this guarantee. It also stated that the right to bear arms is not unlimited and that guns and gun ownership would continue to be regulated. Due to Washington, D.C.'s special status as a federal district, the decision did not address the question of whether the Second Amendment's protections are incorporated by the Due Proc...
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  • 2. H Street (Atlas District) Washington Dc
    H Street is a set of east-west streets in several of the quadrants of Washington, D.C. It is also used as an alternate name for the Near Northeast neighborhood, as H Street NW/NE is the neighborhood's main commercial strip.
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  • 3. Embassy Row Washington Dc
    Embassy Row is the informal name for the section of Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. between Scott Circle and the North side of the United States Naval Observatory, in which embassies, diplomatic missions, and other diplomatic representations are concentrated. By extension, the name may be used to encompass nearby streets which also host diplomatic buildings.
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  • 4. Lafayette Square Washington Dc
    The Lafayette Square Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Washington, D.C., encompassing a portion of the original L'Enfant Plan for the city's core. It includes the 7-acre Lafayette Square portion of President's Park, all of the buildings facing it except the White House, and the buildings flanking the White House to the east and west. The district was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
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  • 5. "The Exorcist" Steps Washington Dc
    The Exorcist steps, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., are famous for being featured in the film The Exorcist. The stone steps at the corner of Prospect St NW and 36th St NW leading down to M Street NW in Georgetown were built by Capital Traction Company in 1895 during construction of the adjacent Car Barn.For The Exorcist, the steps were padded with ½-thick rubber to film the death of the character Father Damien Karras. Because the house from which Karras falls was set back slightly from the steps, the film crew constructed an extension with a false front to the house in order to film the scene. The stuntman tumbled down the stairs twice. Georgetown University students charged people around $5 each to watch the stunt from the rooftops. In a ceremony Halloween wee...
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  • 6. L'Enfant Plaza Washington Dc
    The L'Enfant Plan for the city of Washington is the urban plan developed in 1791 by Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant for George Washington, the first President of the United States.
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  • 8. Atlas Performing Arts Center Washington Dc
    The Atlas Performing Arts Center is a multiple space performing arts facility located on H Street in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Washington, DC. Housed in a renovated Art Deco movie house, the facility is home to several arts organizations.
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  • 9. Watergate Complex Washington Dc
    The Watergate complex is a group of six buildings in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States, known particularly for the infamous 1972 burglary of the offices of the Democratic National Committee and the resulting Watergate scandal, which ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Covering a total of 10 acres next to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the buildings include: Watergate West , cooperative apartments Watergate 600 , office building not involved in the Watergate scandal Watergate Hotel Watergate East , cooperative apartments Watergate South , cooperative apartments Watergate Office Building , the office building where the Watergate burglary happenedBuilt between 1963 and 1971, the Watergate was considered one o...
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  • 11. Organization of American States Headquarters Building Washington Dc
    In the United States a common definition of terrorism is the systematic or threatened use of violence to create a general climate of fear to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political, religious, or ideological change. This article serves as a list and compilation of acts of terrorism, attempts of terrorism, and other such items pertaining to terrorist activities within the domestic borders of the United States by non-state actors or spies acting in the interests of or persons acting without approval of state actors. According to a study based on the Global Terrorism Database, in 2017, 37 of 65 terrorist attacks in the United States were tied to right wing extremism, 11 attacks were tied to left wing extremism and 7 attacks were tied to Islamic extremism.
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  • 13. Freedom Plaza Washington Dc
    Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C., United States, located at the corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park. The John A. Wilson Building, the seat of the District of Columbia government, faces the plaza, as does the historic National Theatre, which has been visited by every U.S. President since it opened in 1835. Three large hotels are to the north and west. The National Park Service administers the Plaza as part of its Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site and coordinates the Plaza's activities.
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  • 14. DC Brau Washington Dc
    DC Brau Brewing, founded in 2009 in Washington, D.C., is the first brewery to operate inside the District of Columbia since 1956, when the Heurich Brewery closed. The brewery is the brainchild of Brandon Skall, the brewery's business manager, and Jeff Hancock, its brewmaster. Hancock has brewed at Grizzly Peak Brewing and Arbor Brewing Company, both in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and at Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland. DC Brau's inaugural beer was The Public, an American pale ale style beer. The brewery has also released an India Pale Ale style called The Corruption, a Belgian-style pale ale called The Citizen, and a pilsner called Brau Pils, as well as many limited releases. All of the brewery's waste is delivered to a family-owned farm in Haymarket, Virginia, where it is converted int...
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