John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is the national cultural center of the United States, serving as a "living memorial" to John F.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: Theater building
- Description: performing arts center in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “JFK Center for the Performing Arts”, “John F Kennedy Center”, “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”, “Kennedy Center”, “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”, “The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, and “The Trump Kennedy Center”
- Address: 2700 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20566
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.
Lincoln Memorial
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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 2,900 feet southeast of John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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 1¼ miles east of John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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 mile east of John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Georgetown.
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 D.C.
Georgetown
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
West End
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The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Categories: performing arts center, music venue, nonprofit organization, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8959° or 38° 53′ 45″ northLongitude
-77.05576° or 77° 3′ 21″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Inception
1971Levels
4Height
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
87C4VWWV+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 66418634OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز جون ف. كينيدي للفنون الأدائية”
- Armenian: “Ջոն Քենեդիի անվան Կատարողական արվեստի կենտրոն”
- Basque: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Bavarian: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Catalan: “Centre John F. Kennedy per les Arts Escèniques”
- Cebuano: “John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Chinese: “約翰·F·肯尼迪表演藝術中心”
- Chinese: “約翰·甘迺迪表演藝術中心”
- Chinese: “約翰·肯尼迪表演藝術中心”
- Chinese: “约翰·肯尼迪表演艺术中心”
- Croatian: “Centar izvedbenih umjetnosti John F. Kennedy”
- Czech: “Centrum Johna F. Kennedyho pro múzická umění”
- Czech: “Kennedyho centrum”
- Danish: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Dutch: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Dutch: “Kennedy Center”
- Esperanto: “Centro John F. Kennedy por la Prezentartoj”
- Finnish: “Kennedy Center”
- French: “J. F. K. Center for the Performing Arts”
- French: “JFK Center”
- French: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- French: “Kennedy Center Concert Hall”
- French: “Kennedy Center”
- German: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- German: “John-F.-Kennedy-Zentrum für Darstellende Kunst”
- German: “Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- German: “Kennedy Center”
- Greek: “Κέντρο Ερμηνευτικών Τεχνών «Τζον Φ. Κένεντι»”
- Greek: “Κέντρο Κένεντι”
- Greek: “Κέντρο Μνήμης «Τζον Φ. Κένεντι»”
- Hebrew: “מרכז ג’ון פ. קנדי לאמנויות הבמה”
- Hebrew: “מרכז קנדי לאמנויות הבמה”
- Hungarian: “John F. Kennedy Előadóművészeti Központ”
- Hungarian: “Kennedy Center”
- Indonesian: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Italian: “Kennedy Center”
- Japanese: “J.F.ケネディ・センター”
- Japanese: “ケネディ・センター”
- Japanese: “ジョン・F・ケネディ・センター”
- Korean: “존 F. 케네디 센터”
- Korean: “케네디 센터”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Norwegian: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Persian: “مرکز هنرهای نمایشی جان اف کندی”
- Persian: “مرکز هنرهای نمایشی جان اِف کندی”
- Portuguese: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Portuguese: “Kennedy Center”
- Russian: “Кеннеди-центр”
- Russian: “Центр исполнительских искусств имени Джона Ф. Кеннеди”
- Russian: “Центр исполнительских искусств имени Джона Ф. Кеннеди”
- Serbian: “Кенеди центар за сценске уметности”
- Slovenian: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Slovenian: “Kennedy Center”
- Slovenian: “Kennedyjev center”
- Spanish: “Centro John F Kennedy para las Artes Escenicas”
- Spanish: “Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escenicas”
- Spanish: “Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escénicas”
- Spanish: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Swedish: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Tajik: “Маркази ҳунарҳои намоишӣ ба номи Ҷон Ф. Кеннедӣ”
- Tajik: “Маркази ҳунарҳои намоишии ба номи Ҷон Ф. Кеннедӣ”
- Thai: “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”
- Thai: “Kennedy Center”
- Thai: “สถาบันจอห์น เอฟ. เคนเนดีเพื่อศิลปะการแสดง”
- Ukrainian: “Кеннеді-центр”
- Ukrainian: “Центр виконавських мистецтв імені Джона Кеннеді”
- Urdu: “جان ایف کینیڈی سینٹر فار پرفارمنگ آرٹس”
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