The White House is located at Pennsylvania Avenue 1600 in Washington, D.C. The White House, also known as the Presidential Palace, was built in1792 65438+1October 65438+March. It is the official residence of the president and the first family of the United States and one of the national symbols of the United States. Because the White House is where the President of the United States lives and works, the word "White House" often refers to the American government.

The White House is a white neoclassical sandstone building, which is mainly composed of the main building and the east and west wings, with the banquet hall in the east and the administrative office building and the president's office in the west. The main building has 3 floors, actually 6 floors, room *** 132, with a total area of 73,000 square meters. It is one of the national centers of the United States of America.

The first floor of the main building of the White House is mainly composed of the diplomatic reception hall, library, map room, porcelain room, state banquet room, red room, blue room, green room, east room, gold and silver room and White House management office.

The White House was not called "White House" when it was built. It was a gray sandstone building. It was destroyed by fire in the Second Anglo-American War in 18 12. After the war, all the gray stone walls were painted white to hide the traces of the fire kiss, and President theodore roosevelt officially named it "White House" on 1902.