The Burghers of Calais Sculpture
The Burghers of Calais Sculpture is a work of art in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. The Burghers of Calais Sculpture is situated nearby to the museum National Gallery of Art, as well as near National Museum of Natural History.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Also known as: “The Burghers of Calais”
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 northeast of The Burghers of Calais Sculpture.
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 1,300 feet northwest of The Burghers of Calais Sculpture.
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
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
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.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
The Burghers of Calais Sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88912° or 38° 53′ 21″ northLongitude
-77.02242° or 77° 1′ 21″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87C4VXQH+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 917753395OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureGeoNames ID
4140667
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