General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument is a work of art in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument is situated nearby to the government office The Oval Office, as well as near the suburb Downtown.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “General Sherman Statue” and “General William T. Sherman Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
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. The Oval Office is situated 1,000 feet northwest of General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument.
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. Washington Monument is situated 2,400 feet south of General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
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.
East End
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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.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. 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.
General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89599° or 38° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.03429° or 77° 2′ 3″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Inception
1903Open location code
87C4VXW8+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 1266650828OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueGeoNames ID
4138863
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument” goes by many names.
- French: “General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument”
- Italian: “General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument”
- Italian: “Monumento al Generale William Tecumseh Sherman”
- Spanish: “Monumento al general William Tecumseh Sherman”
- Spanish: “Monumento al General William Tecumseh Sherman”
Localities in the Area
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