Korean War Veterans Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: national memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “KOWA” and “National Korean War Veterans Memorial”
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 910 feet northwest of Korean War Veterans Memorial.
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 3,500 feet east of Korean War Veterans Memorial.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Monument
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. Vietnam Veterans Memorial is situated 1,200 feet north of Korean War Veterans Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.
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.
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.
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.
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Latitude
38.88784° or 38° 53′ 16″ northLongitude
-77.04753° or 77° 2′ 51″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87C4VXQ2+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 173927230OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Korean War Veterans Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “朝鲜战争老兵纪念碑”
- Chinese: “韓戰老兵紀念碑”
- Chinese: “韩战纪念碑”
- Chinese: “韩战老兵纪念碑”
- Czech: “Památník veteránům korejské války”
- Dutch: “Korean War Veterans Memorial”
- Esperanto: “Korean War Veterans Memorial”
- Esperanto: “Monumento pri Veteranoj de la Korea Milito”
- French: “mémorial des vétérans de la guerre de Corée”
- French: “Mémorial des vétérans de la guerre de Corée”
- German: “Koreakriegsveteranen-Denkmal”
- German: “Korean War Veterans Memorial”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת מלחמת קוריאה”
- Hungarian: “koreai háborús veteránok emlékműve”
- Italian: “Korean War Veterans Memorial”
- Japanese: “朝鮮戦争戦没者慰霊碑”
- Korean: “한국전 참전 용사 기념비”
- Polish: “Korean War Veterans Memorial”
- Polish: “Pomnik Weteranów Wojny w Korei”
- Spanish: “Korean War Memorial”
- Spanish: “Korean War Veterans Memorial”
- Spanish: “Memorial a la Guerra de Corea”
- Spanish: “Memorial a los veteranos de la guerra de corea”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Veteranos de la Guerra de Corea”
- Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo a los Veteranos de la Guerra de Corea”
- Spanish: “Monumento Conmemorativo a los Veteranos de la Guerra de Corea”
- Urdu: “کوریائی جنگ کے سابق فوجیوں کی یادگار”
- Western Panjabi: “کوریا لڑائی چیتا تھاں”
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