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(White House) Office of the President of the United States, located in the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, is the architect Hepburn immigrants from Ireland (James Hoban) design.October 13, 1792, President George Washington personally ground-breaking placed cornerstone of the 1800 completed, the second president John Adams (John Adams) first entered the residence.Its original color is gray, in 1814-1817, the reconstruction was painted white, in 1902 by Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt) officially named as "the White House" and also called Tianzi, the first forum ( Bully Pulpit).In 1950 the Congress approved a thorough reconstruction.Now the White House from the main building, East, West Wing, three separate building components.The ground floor of the main building of a "China Office," a display of the previous president of the Chinese used tableware.President for the second floor of the family's home.Each floor has a session that the President meticulously decorated some rooms, now called the Green Room, the Office of the blue, red, such as Office, is based on interior decoration features named.East, including theatres and some offices.West Wing is the President and his staff of the office.Office of elegant state banquet wide, can accommodate 140 people dining.A section of the hall are ancient ivory, carved fireplace above John Adams into the White House the next day wrote: "I pray God bless这幢house and living here in the future all people. Honest and willing to subject the wisdom of the people in Under this roof will never rule. "Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 first moved to the administrative office of the West Wing.The earliest "Oval Office" was built in 1909, the ceiling is embossed presidential seal, hung above the fireplace George Washington's portrait.Office of the President after flying the national flag and the president of the United States flag.President desk is the 1880 Queen Victoria presented Lasefude B Hyde, with Her Majesty the Queen's "courage" on board made of wood, the United States to recognize the rescue in 1855 in the Arctic waters of the disappearance of "bold" By boat, the success of the efforts of the President from each use this desk.In 1963-1977 years, this school desk in the Smith Sonia exhibition.Desktop on President Reagan kept a ornaments, reading his favorite saying: "If a person does not care who is going to Honor, then he can do and to be able to place will be endless." Still in the White House The hoisting of the previous president's portrait, they used a display of porcelain and furniture.Park then there is lawn, trees, flowers and fountains and elegant scenery.Now the White House, some places are regularly open to visitors."White House" has become the U.S. government's other, "said White House spokesman," that is, "a spokesman for the U.S. government" means.In the United States, Executive Mansion refers to the presidential palace, but also that some of the state governor's residence.In the White House and Congress between the famous FBI.The Supreme Court is located in East Congress Street.White House gate of Beijing University for a gateway to the Ionian-building (Ionic Portico), is in front of Lafayette Park (Lafayette Park); South with the outside semicircular galleries, further south is the large oval lawn, a total of To 7.2 hectares.Housing in the 132, the most important are:1. Library (Reading Room), is the main book and celebrity-American History;2. Gold Room (the Goldware Room), containers full of gold-plated outer layer;3. Porcelain room (the Chinaware Room), for the President;4. Diplomats reception centre (the Diplomatic Reception Room), the main reception for diplomats States;5. Showroom (the State Floor), 18-19 century display of displays;6. Office of the East (the East Room), in honor of journalists Office;7. Green Room (the Green Room), an informal drawing room;8. Office of the blue (the Blue Room), a state banquet rooms, lounges;9. Red Chamber (the Red Room), met with his wife to the living room;10. A state banquet in the Office of (the State Dining Room), held a state banquet for the local.Many second and third floors of residential rooms is the president, the president's office linking the Rose Garden (the Rose Garden) of the backroom, beautiful.Tourists can visit the place, only to the East Office, the Office of the green, red and the Office of the Office of the blue, the tourists come here each year as many as 1 million or more.
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