Judiciary Square

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

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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.

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

Stadium
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is an indoor arena in Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Downtown.

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.

Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Judiciary Square

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

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Notable Places Nearby

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

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