Judiciary Square

Judiciary Square is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., in the United States, the vast majority of which is occupied by various federal and municipal courthouses and office buildings.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Type: Locality
Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
Also known as: “Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and National Building Museum.

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 Building Museum

Museum

Photo: APK, CC BY 4.0.

The National Building Museum is a museum of architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning in Northwest Washington, D.C., U.S. It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit institution.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

Photo: Cliff, CC BY 2.0.

Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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.

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.

Judiciary Square

Category: neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89872° or 38° 53′ 55″ north

Longitude

-77.01637° or 77° 0′ 59″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXXM+FF

GeoNames ID

4139263

Wikidata ID

Q6303071

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Judiciary Square” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Judiciary Square”
Cebuano: “Judiciary Square”
Chinese: “司法广场”
Chinese: “司法廣場”
Japanese: “ジュディシャリー・スクエア”
Korean: “사법 광장”
Urdu: “جوڈشری اسکوائر”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Washington City and East Central.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum and Harrison Apartment Building.

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