Washington, D.C.-Opoly

• For 2-6 players
• Choose traditional play or one-hour version
• Opoly-style play
• Great family fun

• Product Description

• Our nation's capital sees a lot of wheeling and dealing, but this Washington, D.C., themed board game lets you buy it all up and try to make a profit. Based on another, very popular property-buying game, the familiar square board and metal tokens are all here, but you'll be picking up choice spots like the Smithsonian, the National Zoo, or even the White House in your bid for glory. Whether you live or work in D.C., or just love the idea of owning a big chunk of the most powerful city on earth, you'll find this a fun, fast-paced, and charming game.

Have you ever wondered why many landmarks in Washington, DC, look like Greek and Roman temples? When forming the country, the Founders looked to Greco-Roman principles of justice, rule of law, process, and liberty as successful models of government. When plans were made to build the United States Capitol in 1793, Thomas Jefferson asked that Congress be housed in an ancient Roman temple, in the same neoclassical style he had used for his design of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond in 1788. As can be seen in the National Archives building, the neoclassical style continued to be popular for government buildings and monuments well into the late 1930s.

The National Archives preserves and protects some 28,000 plans of public buildings, offering valuable insights into their design and construction, as well as maps and historical photographs of the Nation’s capital city.