MTV is bringing The Real World to Washington.

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On Wednesday, the network put months of rumors to rest by announcing that its long-running reality drama The Real World will be filming its 23rd season in the Nation’s Capitol this summer.

According to Washington’s ABC affiliate WJLA, Eight young adults will move into a house at 20th and S streets near Dupont Circle, which is currently under construction, as it is transformed into a 24-hour TV set. In recent days, photos of the construction have been posted on several local blogs and Web sites.

“The charged atmosphere of Washington D.C., the center of our country’s social and political change, will provide an electric setting for this next season of ‘The Real World,’” Tony DiSanto, MTV’s president of programming, said in press statement released this afternoon.

“We are thrilled to be filming our classic franchise in the heart of where history is being made … it adds a whole new dimension to the great characters and drama our viewers expect and love from ‘The Real World,” he continued.

Even the city’s usually-no-nonsense mayor, Adrian Fenty, managed to get in on the excitement sweeping reality fans in the city, releasing this statement: “In a time when our country has witnessed the impact and spirit of our nation’s young people, it is a pleasure to welcome MTV and ‘The Real World’ cast to the District of Columbia as they utilize the immense opportunities that the District’s backdrop will undoubtedly provide.”

The Real World: Washington, D.C. will premiere in 2010.