National Building Museum

The National Building Museum is a museum of architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning in , U.S. It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit institution.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 43 feet (13 metres)
  • …was formerly known as “Pension Building”
  • …stands 60 feet (18 metres) tall
  • …has 5 floors
  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Sunday: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: museum in Washington, D.C.
  • Address: 401 F Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
  • Also known as
    “Meigs Old Red Barn”
    “Meigs Red Barn”
    “The Old Pension Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena… is situated 970 feet west of National Building Museum.
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The is an art museum… is situated 2,400 feet south of National Building Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.
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's is a small, historic area…
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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th…
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is the central business district…

National Building Museum

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Latitude
38.89776° or 38° 53′ 52″ north
Longitude
-77.01755° or 77° 1′ 3″ west
Open location code
87C4VXXJ+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48040795
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4139730
Wiki­data ID
Q624008

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“National Building Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “国立建筑博物馆榮譽勳章”
  • Chinese: “國立建築博物館”
  • Chinese: “國立建築博物館榮譽勳章”
  • Chinese: “美国国家建筑博物馆”
  • Chinese: “美國國家建築博物館”
  • Dutch: “National Building Museum”
  • French: “National Building Museum”
  • German: “National Building Museum”
  • German: “Nationales Gebäudemuseum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הבנייה הלאומי”
  • Indonesian: “National Building Museum”
  • Japanese: “国立建築博物館”
  • Persian: “موزه ساختمان ملی”
  • Romanian: “National Building Museum”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de la Construcción”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de la Construcción”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Yapı Müzesi”
  • Urdu: “نیشنل بلڈنگ میوزیم”

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