The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban,[1] and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams.
白宫是美国总统的官邸和主要工作场所。位于宾夕法 尼亚大道 1600 号在华盛顿特区，西北，房子是由爱尔 兰出生的詹姆斯 · 霍本的设计 . 建于 1792 年和 1800, 是一幢白色的新古典风格砂岩建筑物。约翰 · 亚当斯 以来，它一直是每一个美国总统官邸。
Layout and amenities 布局和设施
Today the group of buildings housing the presidency is known as the White House Complex. It includes the central Executive Residence flanked by the East Wing and West Wing.
如今一组总统建筑构成了白宫建筑群。她 包括了做为主居住区的中央建筑和东西两 个侧翼。
The blue room
The Blue Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor in the White House, the residence of the president of the United States. It is distinct for its oval shape. The room is used for receptions and receiving lines, and is occasionally set for small dinners. It has six doors, which open into the Cross Hall, Green Room, Red Room, and South Portico. The three windows look out upon the South Lawn.
The Kennedy Blue Room designed by Stéphane Boudin, returned much of the original furniture to the room. The Red Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor in the White House, the home of the President of the United States.
The Green Room is one of three state parlors on the first floor in the White House, the home of the president of the United States. It is used for small receptions and teas.
The Green Room looking northeast during the administration of Bill Clinton.
The Yellow Oval Room is an oval room located on the south side of the second floor in the White House, the official residence of the President of the United States.
The State Dining Room is the larger of two dining rooms on the State Floor of the White House, the home of the president of the United States. It is used for receptions, luncheons, and larger formal dinners called state dinners for visiting heads of state on state visits. The room seats 140 guests.
The State Dining Room was refurbished during the administration of Bill Clinton.
Round tables set for a state dinner during the administration of George W. Bush.
The President's Dining Room is located in the northwest corner of the second floor of the White House. It was created in 1961 during the administration of John F. Kennedy to provide a dining room in the First Family's residence.
The Cross Hall is a broad hallway on the first floor in the White House, the official residence of the President of the United States. The room is used for receiving lines following a State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn, or a procession of the President and a visiting head of state and their spouses.
The Cross Hall, looking east The East Room is the largest room in the White House, the home of the president of the United States. It is used for entertaining, press conferences, ceremonies, and occasionally for a large dinner.
The East Room on the state floor of the White House looking southeast. The unique Steinway & Sons grand piano was designed in 1938 by Eric Gugler with input from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
McKim, Mead, and White renovation of the East Room shown in 1904. A robust Beaux Arts style replaced a series of Victorian interiors.
The White House Library is located on the Ground Floor of the White House, the official home of the President of the United States. The Library is used for teas and meetings by the President and First Lady.
The White House Library looking west, northwest during the Clinton administratio
The Oval Office, located in the West Wing of the White House, is the official office of the President of the United States.
President Barack Obama edits his remarks in the Oval Office prior to making a televised statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, May 1, 2011.
The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide (38 meters by 18 meters).
The Rose Garden looking west towards the Oval Office.