Freedom Plaza

Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in , , located near 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: open plaza in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: Reservation 33” and “Western Plaza

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and National Theatre.

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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.

Theater building
is a public theatre in , just east of the . The theatre functions as a venue for live stage productions and has a seating capacity of 1,676.

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.

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.

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the 's north side to and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

Freedom Plaza

Latitude
38.89678° or 38° 53′ 48″ north
Longitude
-77.03081° or 77° 1′ 51″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXW9+PM
Geo­Names ID
4138796
Wiki­data ID
Q3087329
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Freedom Plaza” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Freedom Plaza
  • Chinese: 自由广场
  • Dutch: Freedom Plaza
  • French: Freedom Plaza
  • Japanese: フリーダム・プラザ
  • Japanese: 自由広場 (ワシントンD.C.)
  • Korean: 프리덤 플라자
  • Malayalam: Freedom Plaza
  • Malayalam: സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യ ചത്വരം
  • Urdu: فریڈم پلازہ

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shops At National Place Shopping Center and Pershing Park.

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