Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben is a bronze statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian soldier who assisted the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: statue by Albert Jaegers in Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Also known as: “Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben”, “Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Statue”, and “Major General von Steuben”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
The Oval Office
Government office
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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 970 feet south of Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.
Blair House
Government office
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., 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. Blair House is situated 410 feet southwest of Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.
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
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
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.
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.
Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
- Categories: sculpture, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90002° or 38° 54′ 0″ northLongitude
-77.03773° or 77° 2′ 16″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Inception
1910Open location code
87C4WX26+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 257934460OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben” goes by many names.
- French: “Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben”
- Russian: “Генерал-Майор Фридрих Вильгельм фон Штойбен”
- Russian: “Памятник Фридриху Вильгельму фон Штойбену”
- Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник Фрідріхові Вільгельму фон Штойбену”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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