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.
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
  • Square
  • …lies at an elevation of 56 feet (17 metres)
  • Description: urban park and square in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as
    “Lafayette Park”
    “Lafayette Square and Park”
    “Lafayette Square Park”
    “Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.”
    “President’s Park North”
    “Presidents Park”
    “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…
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Government office
is the formal working space of the… is situated 790 feet south of Lafayette Square.
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Government office
, also known as The President's Guest… is situated 550 feet west of Lafayette Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.
Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood and business…
Suburb
is the central business district…
is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th…
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Latitude
38.89946° or 38° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.03663° or 77° 2′ 12″ west
Open location code
87C4VXX7+Q8
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Lafayette Square” goes by many names.
Lafayette SquareCatalan
拉法耶特广场Chinese
Lafayette SquareDutch
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.)Japanese
Lafayette SquareNorwegian
Lafayette SquareNorwegian Bokmål
Plac Lafayette’a w WaszyngtoniePolish
Лафайет-скверRussian
Лафайет-сквер (Вашингтон)Russian
Национални парк ЛафајетSerbian
Lafayette ParkSlovenian
Lafayette SquareSlovenian
park LafayetteSlovenian
trg LafayetteSlovenian
Lafayette Meydanı, Washington, D.C.Turkish
Площа ЛафаєтаUkrainian
لافائیٹ اسکوائر، واشنگٹن، ڈی سیUrdu

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