Oval Office

Washington, D.C., United States

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the President of the United States, located at the southeast corner of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. The current room was designed by architect Eric Gugler and completed in 1933–34 as part of an expansion that replaced an earlier Oval Office built under President William Howard Taft in 1909. Gugler's design, conceived for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, provided improved accessibility, privacy, and natural light. The room's distinctive oval shape draws inspiration from the Yellow Oval Room in the main residence. Its principal architectural features include three large windows facing the South Lawn, where the president's desk traditionally stands; a fireplace at the north end flanked by armchairs; built-in bookcases recessed into the west wall; and four doors opening to the Rose Garden, private study, West Wing corridor, and the president's secretary's office. The office's décor—furniture, drapery, and artwork from the White House collection or borrowed from museums—is customized by each president to reflect personal taste.

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Georgian architecture

Built: 1909
Type: home office
Place: Washington, D.C., United States

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