White House; The Most Secure Place On Earth & 18th Century's Architecture

White House is the official residence and work place of the president of the United States of America, which is located in the 1600 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington Dc. White House has been the resident of every US president since John Adams in 1800.

The construction of the White House started in 1792 and finished in 1800. A contest for the architecture of the White House was held and James Hoban won the contest with his classical design. White House was built by the assistance of many European artists, free African-American labors and other immigrant workers.

Firstly, White House was known as President’s Residence or Executive Mansion but the name White House was officially announced in 1901 because of its white color. Major changes has not been made to the White House and no one can bring major changes without discussing it to White House maintenance team who takes the final decision of approval.

White House has got two wings which are west wing and east wing and executive residence.
In the west wing, there is president’s office known as the Oval Office and offices of his 50 senior employees, cabinet room where cabinet meeting is conducted, and other briefing rooms with high technology.

In east wing, there is first lady’s office and White House social offices that passes out the official news of the White House and interviews are held in this wing.

Executive residence is the residential area of the White House where president lives with his family.
White House is known as the most secure place on earth that has aerial security that defuses air attacks, and many other high security systems which are specially designed for the White House.

White House has got secret bunkers which is designed for emergency situations and the security of the White House is taken by United States Secret Services and White House Park Police.













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