Lafayette Square

Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park located within in , directly north of the on H Street, bounded by Jackson Place on the west, Madison Place on the east and Pennsylvania Avenue on the south.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: urban park and square in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “La Fayette Square”, “Lafayette Park”, “Lafayette Square and Park”, “Lafayette Square Park”, “Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.”, “President’s Park North”, “Presidents Park”, and “Presidents Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.

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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.

Government office
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is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the in Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. is situated 790 feet south of Lafayette Square.

Government office
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, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in , the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most exclusive hotel" because it is primarily used as a state guest house to host visiting dignitaries and other guests of the president. is situated 550 feet west of Lafayette Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood and business improvement district in , United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the 's north side to and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

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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.

Lafayette Square

Latitude
38.89946° or 38° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.03663° or 77° 2′ 12″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXX7+Q8
Geo­Names ID
4139342
Wiki­data ID
Q6471523
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Lafayette Square” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Lafayette Square”
  • Chinese: “拉法耶特广场”
  • Dutch: “Lafayette Square”
  • French: “Lafayette Park”
  • French: “Lafayette Square”
  • French: “Parc Lafayette”
  • Japanese: “ラファイエット・スクエア”
  • Japanese: “ラファイエット・パーク”
  • Japanese: “ラファイエット公園”
  • Japanese: “ラファイエット広場 (ワシントンD.C.)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lafayette Square”
  • Norwegian: “Lafayette Square”
  • Polish: “Plac Lafayette’a w Waszyngtonie”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Lafayette (Washington, D.C.)”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Lafayette”
  • Russian: “Лафайет-сквер (Вашингтон)”
  • Russian: “Лафайет-сквер”
  • Serbian: “Национални парк Лафајет”
  • Slovenian: “Lafayette Park”
  • Slovenian: “Lafayette Square”
  • Slovenian: “park Lafayette”
  • Slovenian: “trg Lafayette”
  • Spanish: “Lafayette Square”
  • Turkish: “Lafayette Meydanı, Washington, D.C.”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Лафаєта”
  • Urdu: “لافائیٹ اسکوائر، واشنگٹن، ڈی سی”

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