The Ellipse

The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre park south of the fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the in , United States.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Washington, D.C., United States
  • Also known as: “Elipse”, “Ellipse”, “Executive Grounds”, “L’Ellipse”, “Parade and Presidents Park”, “President’s Park South”, “Presidential Ellipse”, “Presidents Park”, “The White Lot”, “White Lot”, “متنزه الرئيس الجنوبي”, and “エリプス広場”
  • Address: Washington, DC

Places of Interest

Highlights: National Mall and Washington Monument.

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The , a national park, is a famous…

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The is a 555-foot tall obelisk…

Government office
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is the formal working space of the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and Golden Triangle.

Suburb
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is the central business district…

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood and business…

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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th…

The Ellipse

Latitude
38.89394° or 38° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
-77.03655° or 77° 2′ 12″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXV7+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238456698
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4140678
Wiki­data ID
Q7731820
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“The Ellipse” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ذا إيلابس”
  • Basque: “The Ellipse”
  • Cebuano: “The Ellipse”
  • Chinese: “椭圆公园”
  • Chinese: “椭圆形草坪”
  • French: “The Ellipse”
  • German: “The Ellipse”
  • Hebrew: “האליפסה”
  • Japanese: “ザ・エリプス”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “The Ellipse”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Ellipse”
  • Norwegian: “The Ellipse”
  • Portuguese: “The Ellipse”
  • Romanian: “The Ellipse”
  • Spanish: “La Elipse”
  • Ukrainian: “Еліпс”
  • Vietnamese: “elip”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The West End and Penn Quarter.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Zero Milestone and Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain.

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Worth a closer look: West End and East End.

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