Dante Statue

Places of Interest

Embassy of Angola

Government office

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Angola and the United States have maintained cordial diplomatic relations since 1993. Before then, antagonism between the countries hinged on Cold War geopolitics, which led the U.S. to support anti-government rebels during the protracted Angolan Civil War.

Meridian Hill Park

Park

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Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is an urban park in Washington, D.C., located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood that straddles the border between Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.

Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc

Work of art

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Joan of Arc is a 1922 cast of the 1896 statue sculpted by French artist Paul Dubois. It is located in the center of the grand terrace at Meridian Hill Park, an urban park in Washington, D.C. The bronze statue rests on a granite base designed by McKim, Mead & White.

Places in the Area

Adams Morgan

Neighborhood

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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

Lanier Heights

Neighborhood

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Lanier Heights is a small urban neighborhood in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. It was one of the District of Columbia’s early planned subdivisions outside the original City of Washington.

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Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Parks to Discover

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