Reflecting pool

A reflecting pool, also called a reflection pool, is a water feature found in gardens, parks and memorial sites. It usually consists of a shallow pool of water with a reflective surface, undisturbed by fountain jets.
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  • Body of water
  • …lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 metres)
  • Description: water feature found in gardens, parks, and at memorial sites, consists of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a reflective surface

Places of Interest

Highlights include John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Memorial.
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
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The is a U.S. national memorial…
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The is a 555-foot tall obelisk…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Georgetown.
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is a neighborhood in …
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Reflecting pool

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Latitude
38.89382° or 38° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
-77.05556° or 77° 3′ 20″ west
Open location code
87C4VWVV+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1019782782
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­basin
Geo­Names ID
4140152
Wiki­data ID
Q1328914

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Reflecting pool” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بركة عاكسة”
  • Chinese: “倒影池”
  • Chinese: “倒映池”
  • Chinese: “反光池”
  • Chinese: “反射池”
  • Danish: “reflekterende bassin”
  • Danish: “Reflekterende bassin”
  • Dutch: “reflecterend waterbekken”
  • Dutch: “Reflecterend waterbekken”
  • Esperanto: “reflektobaseno”
  • Esperanto: “Reflektobaseno”
  • Finnish: “Heijastusallas”
  • French: “miroir d’eau”
  • French: “Miroir d’eau”
  • German: “Reflexionsbecken”
  • Hausa: “Tafki mai nuni”
  • Hebrew: “בריכת השתקפות”
  • Hebrew: “ברכת השתקפות”
  • Hungarian: “tükörmedence”
  • Hungarian: “Tükörmedence”
  • Japanese: “リフレクティング・プール”
  • Japanese: “リフレクティングプール”
  • Japanese: “反射池”
  • Japanese: “水鏡”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “reflekterende basseng”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “refleksjonsbasseng”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “reflekterande basseng”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Reflekterande basseng”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “vannspeil”
  • Norwegian: “Reflekterende basseng”
  • Persian: “استخر بازتاب”
  • Persian: “استخر بازتابی”
  • Polish: “lustrzany zbiornik wodny”
  • Polish: “sadzawka lustrzana”
  • Polish: “Sadzawka lustrzana”
  • Polish: “staw lustrzany”
  • Portuguese: “espelho d’agua”
  • Portuguese: “espelho d’água”
  • Portuguese: “Espelho d’água”
  • Portuguese: “Espelho dágua”
  • Portuguese: “Espelho de água”
  • Portuguese: “Reflecting Pool”
  • Russian: “отражающая водная поверхность”
  • Slovenian: “odsevni bazen”
  • Slovenian: “odsevni tolmun”
  • Spanish: “espejo de agua”
  • Spanish: “estanque reflectante”
  • Spanish: “Estanque reflectante”
  • Tamil: “பிரதிபலிக்கும் குளம்”
  • Turkish: “yansıma havuzu”
  • Ukrainian: “Дзеркальний басейн”
  • Vietnamese: “Hồ phản chiếu”

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