Washington, D.C.
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
- Grant Road Historic District Washington, District of Columbia
- Immaculate Conception Church Washington, District of Columbia 1870-1908
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National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington
1959
This grand church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception is an important Catholic shrine consecrated in 1959. Its architecture is a mix of Romanesque and Byzantine.
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Lincoln Memorial
Washington, District of Columbia
1914
Begun in 1914, the temple-like Lincoln Memorial occupies a prominent position at the west end of the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC.
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capitol
Washington
The meeting place of the United States Congress (House and Senate), the Capitol Building was begun under President George Washington in 1793. It is probably the most famous building in the United States.
- Western Union Telegraph Company Tenley Site Washington, District of Columbia
- Military Road School Washington, District of Columbia 1864-1911
- Olympia Apartments Washington, District of Columbia
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Washington National Cathedral
Washington
This Neo-Gothic Episcopal cathedral is the sixth largest cathedral in the world. Completed in 1990 after 83 years of construction, it hosts important national ceremonies such as presidential funerals.
- Capitol Hill Historic District Washington, District of Columbia
