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Washington, D.C. : Top 10 Architectural sights

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Top 10 Top 10 Architectural sights

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  • 1. National Building Museum

    In this cavernous interior, displays examine architecture, engineering, design, and city planning.

  • 2. Eisenhower Executive Office Building

    The extravagant decoration is a favorite with architecture buffs.

  • 3. Treasury Building

    This Greek Revival building maintains features from its 1836 beginnings.

  • 4. The Octagon

    This odd-shaped building is now a museum of architecture and design.

  • 5. Library of Congress

    The most extensive library ever built contains exquisite decoration.

  • 6. Old Post Office Pavilion

    A Romanesque revival skyscraper completed in 1899 now contains shops and a food court.

  • 7. Pope-Leighey House

    The city’s most innovative Frank Lloyd Wright design.

  • 8. Supreme Court

    This marble edifice never fails to delight (see Supreme Court Building).

  • 9. Gunston Hall

    George Mason’s refurbished house is luminescent with vivid colors and designs.

  • 10. Cox’s Row

    Outstanding examples of domestic architecture of the early 19th century.

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