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Korean War Memorial

31.  What do the soldiers symbolize?
32. What is the symbolism of the reflecting pool and the plaque that says “Freedom is not Free”?

Soldiers statue at the Korean War Memorial

Links

http://www.aviewoncities.com/washington/koreanwarmemorial.htm
http://www.essortment.com/all/koreanwarveter_rjax.htm
http://www.tourofdc.org/monuments/KoreanWarMemorial/
http://www.nps.gov/kowa/index.htm

White House

The White House

33. Who was the first President to live in the White House?
34. How many bathrooms are in the White House?
35. What is the President’s office called?

 

Links

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/facts.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House

 

The Capitol

Take the virtual tour of the capitol at http://www.senate.gov/vtour/1high.htm Navigate using the room layout on the left margin, or the "next room" and "back one room" links at the top of the page.
36. What time is it on the Willard Clock in the Old Supreme Court Chamber?
37. Why did Chief Justice Roger Brook Taney install this clock?
38. What does the gilded eagle and shield that is suspended above the Vice-President’s Chair in the Old Senate Champer represent?
39. Why are there busts of the Vice-President in the Senate Chamber?
40. Why does the President have a room in the Capitol building?

The Capitol Dome at sunset

More About the Capitol

41. What metal is the dome of the capitol made out of?
42.  What branches of our government were housed in the Capitol building from 1819 until 1935?
43. What is the name of the fresco painted on the Rotunda Canopy?

Links

http://www.aoc.gov/cc/architecture/index.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol

 

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