Peace Monument
The Peace Monument, also known as the Navy Monument, Naval Monument or Navy-Peace Monument, stands on the western edge of the United States Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C. It is in the middle of Peace Circle, where First Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW intersect.
- Memorial
- …lies at an elevation of 16 feet (5 metres)
- …stands 39 feet (12 metres) tall
- Description: artwork by Franklin Simmons
- Also known as“Civil War Sailors Monument”“Civil War Sailors Statue”“Navy-Peace Monument”
- Historically known as“Naval Monument”“Navy Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
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United States Capitol
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Places in the Area
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Latitude
38.89065° or 38° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
-77.01233° or 77° 0′ 44″ west
Open location code
87C4VXRQ+73
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = no
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = memorial
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Peace Monument” goes by many names.
نصب السلام التذكاريArabic
نصب السلام التذكاري (واشنطن)Arabic
Խաղաղության հուշարձանArmenian
Խաղաղության հուշարձան (Վաշինգտոն)Armenian
Peace MonumentCebuano
和平紀念碑Chinese
和平紀念碑 (華盛頓特區)Chinese
Spomenik miraCroatian
Peace MonumentDutch
אנדרטת השלוםHebrew
אנדרטת השלום (וושינגטון)Hebrew
Monumento alla PaceItalian
Peace MonumentItalian
平和紀念碑Japanese
平和紀念碑 (ワシントンD.C.)Japanese
Военно-морской памятникRussian
Памятник мираRussian
Peace MonumentSwedish
Монумент мируUkrainian
Пам’ятник мируUkrainian
یادگار امنUrdu
يادگار امنWestern Panjabi
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