National Archives Building
The National Archives Building, known informally as Archives I, is the headquarters of the United States National Archives and Records Administration. It is located north of the National Mall at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. The rotunda entrance is on Constitution Avenue, and the research entrance is on Pennsylvania Avenue.Photo: Hellodavey1902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Archive
- Description: building on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., which serves as the public records depository for the United States
- Also known as: “Archives I”, “Archives of the United States of America”, and “National Archival Vault”
- Postal code: 20408-0001
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
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.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 1,100 feet southeast of National Archives Building.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,000 feet southwest of National Archives Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
East End
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East End 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.
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.
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.
National Archives Building
- Categories: archive building and education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“National Archives Building” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “ԱՄՆ Ազգային արխիվի շենք”
- Belarusian: “будынак Нацыянальнага архіву ЗША”
- Catalan: “seu dels Arxius Nacionals”
- Chinese: “国家档案馆”
- Chinese: “国家档案馆大楼”
- Chinese: “國家檔案館”
- Esperanto: “Konstruaĵo de la Naciaj Arkivoj”
- Hebrew: “בניין הארכיון הלאומי”
- Italian: “Palazzo degli Archivi Nazionali degli Stati Uniti d’America”
- Japanese: “国立公文書ビル”
- Japanese: “国立公文書館”
- Japanese: “国立公文書館本館”
- Persian: “ساختمان بایگانی ملی (ایالات متحده آمریکا)”
- Persian: “ساختمان بایگانی ملی”
- Romanian: “Clădirea Arhivelor Naționale ale SUA”
- Russian: “Здание Национального архива США”
- Spanish: “Edificio de los Archivos Nacionales”
- Swedish: “National Archives Building”
- Urdu: “نیشنل آرکائیوز بلڈنگ”
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