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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.