Interesting Facts About The White House

We all know what the White House looks like, but there is far more to it than meets the eyes. Here are a few interesting facts that you may not have known about the White House.

• Six levels
• 132 rooms
• 32 bathrooms
• 412 doors
• 147 windows
• 28 fireplaces
• seven staircases
• three elevators
• tennis court
• jogging track
• swimming pool
• billiard room
• bowling lane
• The White House receives about 65,000 paper letters a week in which the President only read ten.
• Only two couples have been married at the White House.
• In order to paint the outside of the White House, it takes 570 gallons of paint.
• The White House has a twin building in France and in Ireland.
• There are five full time chefs staffed at the White House and the kitchen can serve up to 1,000 guests.
• In the war of 1812, the White House was burned by the British Troops.