The White House is the place where decisions have changed the course of the world and the future of nations, but most people do not realize that it has strange secrets.
Starting from architecture and design, through secret rooms and ghosts, this is the 15 most remarkable secrets behind the 55,000-square-foot home at 1600 Pennsylvania Street in Washington, DC, Fox News reported in its report :
1) Build slaves
According to Smithsonian, historical payroll documents revealed that many of those involved in building the White House were enslaved, and James Hoban used his slaves: Ben, Daniel, and Peter Kengarin in the project.
2) Twin house
When Irish architect James Hoban took part in a competition to build a house for the House of President in 1792, he believed he had established his winning design at the Leinster House in Dublin, Ireland, and the site "Therealist" was today the seat of the Irish Parliament.
3) Huge space
The White House consists of 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 28 chimneys, 412 doors and 147 windows spread over six levels loaded with elevators from the palace. You can play a difficult "hideout" that will provoke secret service members because they can not find you.
3) Amazing secret rooms
While everyone knows some places in the White House, such as the Oval Office, the Operations Room, and the Press Briefing Room, most people do not realize that the palace also has a number of specialized rooms added by the presidents over the years.
From the movie theater to the games room, the music room, a chocolate shop, a flower shop and a dentist's office on the ground floor, according to the White House Museum and the White House Museum.
4) The heads of his hatred
The White House did not live up to some of America's presidents; The Atlantic newspaper quoted President Truman as describing the house as "the Great White Prison" and "The Bright Prison", while President Nixon spoke with portraits of former presidents when he was under the influence of alcohol in his last days.
George Washington
Although the first president of America chose the site of the presidential palace, he left his post in 1797 and died in 1799, a year before his construction was completed, according to the White House Historical Society.
7) Who called the name "White House" on it
Before President Teddy Roosevelt took office in 1901, the President's house was known by various names, such as the President's Palace, the President's House, and the Executive Palace, according to the White House Historical Association.
8) West Wing
According to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Teddy Roosevelt had built it in order to enjoy some peace and quiet after having caused his six children to be distracted during work.
9) The place for the disabled
The White House was updated with a place to enter the wheelchair when Franklin Roosevelt moved to live in 1933, according to the FDR Library.
10) Pets are considered her home
Although Donald Trump's family has no pets at the White House, many pets lived in it, including John Quincy Adams, who lived in the bathroom, and Theodore Roosevelt's snake, according to Travel & Leisure.
11) paint
Requires 570 gallons of paint to keep the exterior of the White House fit and white, according to The White House: The Home of the US President.
12) A tourist attraction
The White House welcomes about 30,000 visitors every week, receiving 65,000 messages, 3,500 phone calls, and 100,000 letters, according to Historic, and visitors must book reservations in advance.
13) invited to dinner
According to National Geographic, the president can theoretically serve 140 people at dinner, thanks to the large size of the dining room and the number of kitchen staff.
14) The period required to transfer the President's belongings
While the new president salutes the nation after winning the election, White House staff have only 12 hours to deliver to the presidential headquarters, according to El Decor.
15) haunted by ghosts
Although many former residents of the White House have reported strange facts, there is one story that when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill hosted the White House during the First World War, he was surprised to emerge naked from the bathroom with the ghost of President Abraham Lincoln sitting in front of the fireplace, Which was shocked, according to the channel "History".