Collection: Washington DC

Washington, D.C.

The nation's capital, is located on the bank of the Potomac River, between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay. Although it has been the seat of the United States government since 1800, it took over a century until the dream of the city's late-eighteenth-century planners—a sophisticated capital with gracious avenues and classic architecture—was realized. In the twentieth century, Washington became a major nexus of national power and influence. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, it is also a cosmopolitan cultural center that draws millions of visitors annually to such sites as the Smithsonian museums, the Library of Congress, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as to its historic monuments and government buildings.

Height: 4.5 inches /120mm

Base: 4.5 inches/120mm