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Washington D.C. isn\'t just America\'s capital, home to its symbols of power and history. It\'s also a city that has woven itself into the global soul.

Sitting on top of Capitol Hill is a Washington landmark that’s been the home of American democracy for more than 200 years.

Sitting on top of Capitol Hill is a Washington landmark that’s been the home of American democracy for more than 200 years.

A place to muse on the words of one of the authors of the US Declaration of Independence, and perhaps its most thoughtful of Presidents.

Sitting on top of Capitol Hill is a Washington landmark that’s been the home of American democracy for more than 200 years.

In its dedication to the written word, this building is the pinnacle of everything literary. Visit this treasury showcasing the world through writing.

Sitting on top of Capitol Hill is a Washington landmark that’s been the home of American democracy for more than 200 years.

In its dedication to the written word, this building is the pinnacle of everything literary. Visit this treasury showcasing the world through writing.

This Memorial houses a statue of the President who took a stand against slavery – and who had just started to heal the nation, when he was brutally assassinated.

The National Mall is where America comes to play, protest and promenade, with some of its best-known icons lined up along this long green strip.

A place to muse on the words of one of the authors of the US Declaration of Independence, and perhaps its most thoughtful of Presidents.

Sitting on top of Capitol Hill is a Washington landmark that’s been the home of American democracy for more than 200 years.

The National Mall is where America comes to play, protest and promenade, with some of its best-known icons lined up along this long green strip.

This Memorial houses a statue of the President who took a stand against slavery – and who had just started to heal the nation, when he was brutally assassinated.

Sitting on top of Capitol Hill is a Washington landmark that’s been the home of American democracy for more than 200 years.

A place to muse on the words of one of the authors of the US Declaration of Independence, and perhaps its most thoughtful of Presidents.

A place to muse on the words of one of the authors of the US Declaration of Independence, and perhaps its most thoughtful of Presidents.

Pay tribute to fallen heroes at a thought-provoking monument to those who lost their lives during the three- year Korean War.

This mammoth monument to America\'s first President and foremost founding father casts a long shadow over Washington – but for a long time it\'s place was in doubt.