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Washington D.C.

Welcome to the Washington D.C. Website of pictures within the World from the Web Home page. Located on the east coast of the United States, this city is the capitol of the country. Another name for Washington, D.C. is the District of Columbia. It was named for both George Washington and Christopher Colombus.

The cities size is 61 square miles. It is serviced by 3 major airports, Reagan (Washington National), Dulles and Baltimore-Washington International. The city is broken into 4 main sections, all named by their geographic location. They are Northwestern, Northeastern, Southwestern and Southeastern. The Potomac and Anacostia Rivers are the main bodies of water through the city. The Potomac River separates the states of Maryland from Virginia. The District of Columbia is independent of both states. The city is connected with an extensive mass transit system including subways and buses. There are 572,059 (April, 2000) people in the city with a much larger metro area. The metro area is 7,608,070 people (2000) if you include nearby Baltimore.

Washington, D.C. was designed by Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant around 1791. It was the first American city planned for a specific purpose. It was designed to be a beautiful city with wide streets and many trees. Famous for Cherry Blossoms in march, the city fills with visitors in the early spring.

The city's business is centered around the government. Over a third of the work force are federal workers, with many more working in support of the Federal government. Tourism is the other large industry that supports the city.

The nations capital is filled with many monuments to various leaders and wars. Most of the famous government buildings are open to tourists. Many world class museums exist in the city including the National Air & Space, the Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art. Entrance to the museums are typically free (that may not include all shows within the museums). Much of the monuments, government buildings and museums are located near the Mall. There are many cultural activities that also occur outside the Mall. Numerous neighborhoods such as Georgetown and Foggy Bottom exist in D.C. The city is at the heart but only the beginning of activities that exist in this large Metro area. Surrounding areas in both Virginia and Maryland contain many sites and activities and the city of Baltimore is only 1 hour away. The eastern corridor, which contains the densest population in the US, is said to start at Washington D.C and ends at Boston, 448 miles away. Major and historic cities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City are in between and the highly populated states of New Jersey and Connecticut.

For more information, contact Washington, DC Convention and Tourism Corporation, 1212 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005 or call (202)-789-7000.

All pictures are from Washington D.C. or the immediate area, using various film and digital cameras. The pictures below on this page are all from the Mall area, typically the western Mall. Subsequent pages found directly below will continue the Mall tour, generally from west to east. After the Mall tour is complete, pictures from Arlington National Cemetery to the west across the Potomac River occur. A total of 3 pages make up this Washington D.C. site.