First Division Monument

The First Division Monument is located in President's Park, south of State Place Northwest, between 17th Street Northwest and West Executive Avenue Northwest in Washington, DC, United States.

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Type: Park
Description: artwork by Daniel Chester French
Also known as: “First Division Memorial” and “Victory”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.

National Mall

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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.

The Oval Office

Government office

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing.

Washington Monument

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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Foggy Bottom

Suburb

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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown.

First Division Monument

Categories: protected area and monument
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.8965° or 38° 53′ 47″ north

Longitude

-77.03859° or 77° 2′ 19″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXW6+JH

GeoNames ID

4138638

Wikidata ID

Q1419400

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“First Division Monument” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “First Division Monument”
Croatian: “First Division Monument”
Dutch: “First Division Monument”
French: “First Division Monument”
German: “First Division Monument”
Norwegian Bokmål: “First Division Monument”
Norwegian: “First Division Monument”
Turkish: “First Division Monument”
Urdu: “فرسٹ ڈویژن یادگار”

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