18 15, Hoban took office again and directed the reconstruction of the white house, which was completed before President Monroe took office in September.
18 17, President Monroe ordered a layer of white paint on the gray sandstone to cover up the traces of fire. Since then, this presidential residence has been called the "White House".
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The White House covers an area of more than 73,000 square meters. It consists of the main building and the east and west wings. The main building has a width of 5 1.5 1 m and a depth of 25.75m * *, which consists of four floors: ground floor, first floor, second floor and third floor. The White House is the place where the president of the United States works and lives, so it has become synonymous with the American government. There are diplomatic reception hall, library, map room, China room, treasure room and White House manager's office on the ground floor.
The diplomatic reception hall is oval, where the president receives foreign heads of state and envoys. It is covered with an oval carpet with a sky-blue background, embroidered with symbols symbolizing the 50 States of the United States, and a huge circular oil painting depicting the scenery of the United States hangs on the wall.
The map room has various versions of modern atlas and a precious map drawn in18th century. During World War II, this was the secret room where President Roosevelt studied the war situation.
Since 1970, this place has been converted into a reception room, which is hung with the portrait of Benjamin Franklin and the landscape paintings of the Hudson River School in the United States in the19th century, such as Hart's famous painting Lake in the Mountains, which was painted on 1858.