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Article One of the United States Constitution provides for a federal district, distinct from the states, to serve as the permanent national capital. Carved out of Maryland and Virginia in 1791, the District of Columbia is the result. The factors behind it being chosen as the capital say a lot about the beliefs that created America: it was hoped that the awful climate, unbearably hot in summer and freezing in winter, would encourage legislators not to spend too much time governing.

The initial shape of the district was a square, ten miles on each side, which encompassed the towns of Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria. In 1801 the entire area was placed under the direct control of Congress and divided into two counties: from that point onwards residents were effectively disenfranchised. Since then they have protested their political impotence. In the 1830s, the southern county of Alexandria went into economic decline, largely as a result of inaction by Congress; concurrently rumours began to circulate that Congress was planning to end slavery in the district. After widespread discontent and many petitions, in 1846 the territory south of the Potomac River was returned to Virginia, which was welcomed because it gave the state two additional pro-slavery delegates.

By 1870, the population had grown to 132,000 but the districts still lacked basic roads and sanitation. The idea of moving the capital to a more pleasant place was mooted: instead, a government for the territory was created. Alexander Shepherd was put in charge of the new Board of Public Works. He spent $20 million modernising the city, which also had the effect of bankrupting it. Following this disaster, the Board was abolished in favour of direct rule. The population remained stable until Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal expanded the legislature, prompting a flurry of immigrants from other states. In 1950, there were over 800,000 residents. Although a law passed in 1961 gave them right to participate in presidential elections, with three electoral votes, they still do not have voted-in representatives and the state licence plate reads “Taxation Without Representation”.

The most famous sights in Washington D.C. are concentrated along National Mall. The White House, home and workplace to forty-three presidents so far, is iconic, recognisable to almost everyone on the planet. Since 9/11 security has been very tight: to tour the building foreign visitors have to apply to their embassies a month in advance and US residents must approach their House representatives. Four presidential monuments – to Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt – line the west side of the mall, along with memorials to the victims of the Korean, Vietnam and Second World Wars. On the east side there are a number of museums, most of them housed within the magnificent Smithsonian institute. At the official centre of the city, the Hill is home to Congress, the Supreme Court and the Folger Shakespeare Library. The buzz at the home of US democracy is undeniable. Further out, the Arlington National Cemetery is the burial place of John F. Kennedy and his wife, along with 350,000 other Americans. Nearby, the suburb of Georgetown is leafy and quiet, the place where most legislators choose to live. Dumberton Oaks is well wroth a visit: an elegant colonial home with a magnificent music room and an awesome collection of pre-Columbian stones and jewellery. All this bounty is not without its negative side: the mostly African American population is among the poorest in the country and the streets can be very dangerous at night.

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