The Palisades
The Palisades, or simply Palisades, is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River, running roughly from the edge of the Georgetown University campus to the D.C.-Maryland boundary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Palisades”, “Palisades, DC”, “Potomac Palisades”, “The Palisades (Washington, D.C.)”, and “The Palisades, Washington, D.C.”
- Historically known as: “Palisades of the Potomac”
Places of Interest
Highlights include District of Columbia Public Library-Palisades Neighborhood Branch and Embassy of Germany, Washington, D.C..
District of Columbia Public Library-Palisades Neighborhood Branch
Library
Photo: Bookworm-ce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palisades Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 4901 V Street NW.
Embassy of Germany, Washington, D.C.
Government office
Photo: Josh Carolina, CC BY 2.0.
The Embassy of Germany in Washington, D.C, is the Federal Republic of Germany's diplomatic mission to the United States. Its chancery, designed by Egon Eiermann and opened in 1964, is located in northwest Washington, D.C.
Kreeger Museum
Museum
Photo: Quarterczar, Public domain.
The Kreeger Museum is a modern and contemporary non-profit art museum located in Washington, D.C., United States. It is located on Foxhall Road, one of the residential neighborhoods of the city, in the former home of Carmen and David Lloyd Kreeger, pillars…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wesley Heights and Spring Valley.
Wesley Heights
Neighborhood
Wesley Heights is a small affluent neighborhood of Washington, D.C. situated south of Spring Valley. Wesley Heights was founded in 1890 by a land speculation group led by John Waggaman and funded primarily by Charles C.
Spring Valley
Neighborhood
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spring Valley is a largely residential neighborhood in Ward 3, Northwest Washington, D.C. As of July 2021, it was the most expensive neighborhood in the District, with homes selling at a median price of $1.465 million.
Glover Park
Suburb
Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.
The Palisades
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.92511° or 38° 55′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.10137° or 77° 6′ 5″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
87C4WVGX+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 158316896OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“The Palisades” goes by many names.
- French: “Palisades”
- French: “The Palisades”
- Japanese: “ザ・パリセーズ”
- Japanese: “ザ・パリセイズ”
- Japanese: “パリセーズ”
- Japanese: “パリセイズ”
- Urdu: “دی پالیسڈس، واشنگٹن ڈی سی”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brazilian Naval Commission and United States Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Palisades”. Photo: Slowking4, CC BY 3.0.