Infinity
Infinity is an abstract sculpture designed and created by José de Rivera with assistance from Roy Gussow. It is located at the south entrance of the National Museum of American History, at Madison Drive and 12th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: sculpture by José de Rivera
- Also known as: “Infinity (de Rivera)” and “Infinity Sculpture”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of American History.
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.
National Museum of American History
Museum
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in Washington, D.C. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history.
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 1,600 feet west of Infinity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
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.
Infinity
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89082° or 38° 53′ 27″ northLongitude
-77.03004° or 77° 1′ 48″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87C4VXR9+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 358957409OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureGeoNames ID
4139168Wikidata ID
Q15228669
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In Other Languages
“Infinity” goes by many names.
- French: “Infinity”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Infinity”. Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.