Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety of security products for the United States government, most notable of which is Federal Reserve Notes for the Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank.
  • Type: Office building
  • Description: United States government agency
  • Also known as: Bureau de la gravure et de l’imprimerie”, “Bureau of Engraving and Printing”, “Money Factory”, “Moneyfactory”, “Staatsdruckerei fur Banknoten und Munzpragung”, “U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing”, “United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing”, and “US Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Address: Washington, DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Museum
The is the United States' official memorial of the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust. is situated 360 feet north of Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building.

The is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the in , built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

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The is just south of the . In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building

Latitude
38.88564° or 38° 53′ 8″ north
Longitude
-77.03273° or 77° 1′ 58″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Levels
5
Open location code
87C4VXP8+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66418636
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Geo­Names ID
4137860
Wiki­data ID
Q1010519
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