Lafayette Square
Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park located within President's Park in Washington, D.C., directly north of the White House on H Street, bounded by Jackson Place on the west, Madison Place on the east and Pennsylvania Avenue on the south.
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.- Type: Square
- Description: urban park and square in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “La Fayette Square”, “Lafayette Square and Park”, “Lafayette Square Park”, “Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.”, “Parc Lafayette”, “park Lafayette”, “President’s Park North”, “Presidents Park”, “Presidents Square”, “trg Lafayette”, “ラファイエット・スクエア”, “ラファイエット公園”, and “ラファイエット広場 (ワシントンD.C.)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: National Mall and The Oval Office.
The Oval Office
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Blair House
Government office
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.
Lafayette Square
- Categories: urban park and neighborhood
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
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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”
- Japanese: “ラファイエット・パーク”
- 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 Square”
- Spanish: “Lafayette Square”
- Turkish: “Lafayette Meydanı, Washington, D.C.”
- Ukrainian: “Площа Лафаєта”
- Urdu: “لافائیٹ اسکوائر، واشنگٹن، ڈی سی”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Places to explore: The Hay Adams across from the White House and Cameron House.
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