白宫坐落在美国首都华盛顿的宾夕法尼亚大街上,一直是美国总统的官邸。白宫以其是一座白色建筑而得名,但是在初建时却并非白色。白宫当初由美国缔造者华盛顿选定基址,1792年10月开始动工,1800年建成,历时8年,设计者是爱尔兰设计师詹姆土·霍本。事过14年以后,1814年8月,白宫在战争中被英国军队焚毁,主体结构只剩下一个空架子。1817年,由霍本重新设计建成,为了掩饰火烧过的痕 The White House is located on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, capital of the United States and has always been the official residence of the President of the United States. The White House is named after a white building, but it was not white at the time it was first built. The White House was originally selected by the founder of the United States, Washington, and began construction in October 1792. It was completed in 1800. It was designed by the Irish designer James T. Holborn. After 14 years in the past, in August 1814, the White House was burned by the British army during the war, leaving only one empty frame for the main structure. In 1817, Huoben was redesigned and built in order to cover the burned traces.