Capitol Reflecting Pool
The Capitol Reflecting Pool is a reflecting pool in Washington, D.C., United States. It lies to the west of the United States Capitol and is the westernmost element of the Capitol grounds.Photo: Shadyart87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Chinatown.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End 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.
Capitol Reflecting Pool
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reflecting pool in Washington, D.C., U.S
- Category: reflecting pool
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8898° or 38° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
-77.01357° or 77° 0′ 49″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87C4VXQP+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 24238580OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reflecting_poolGeoNames ID
4137926Wikidata ID
Q5035926
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Satellite Map
Discover Capitol Reflecting Pool from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Capitol Reflecting Pool” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “國會大廈倒影池”
- French: “Capitol Reflecting Pool”
- German: “Kapitol Reflexionsbecken”
- Japanese: “キャピタル・リフレクティング・プール”
- Portuguese: “Espelho de Água do Capitólio”
- Romanian: “Capitol Reflecting Pool”
- Russian: “Отражающий бассейн Капитолия”
- Slovenian: “Capitol Reflecting Pool”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Capitol Hill and Penn Quarter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Union Square and Ulysses S Grant Memorial.
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