Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence

The Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence is a memorial depicting the signatures of the 56 signatories to the United States Declaration of Independence.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial in the Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial” and “The 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the in , built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. is situated 2,200 feet east of Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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The is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the of The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. is situated 2,200 feet west of Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Foggy Bottom.

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood and business improvement district in , United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the 's north side to and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

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is a neighborhood of , United States, located in the city's quadrant. It stretches west of the towards the , north of the , east of , south of the neighborhood and west of .

Suburb
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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence

Latitude
38.89109° or 38° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
-77.04287° or 77° 2′ 34″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Inception
1982
Open location code
87C4VXR4+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358955985
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
4140659
Wiki­data ID
Q16895034
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “獨立宣言五十名簽署人紀念碑”
  • German: “Denkmal für die 56 Unterzeichner der Unabhängigkeitserklärung”
  • Japanese: “独立宣言署名者56人の記念碑”
  • Ukrainian: “Меморіал 56 підписантам Декларації Незалежності”
  • Urdu: “آزادی کے اعلان پر دستخط کرنے والے 56 افراد کی یادگار”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm 56 Người kí Tuyên ngôn độc lập”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm 56 Người ký Tuyên ngôn độc lập”

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