Union Station Plaza
Union Station Plaza is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Union Station Plaza is situated nearby to the neighborhood NoMa, as well as near the locality Capitol Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Mall and Union Station.
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.
Union Station
Photo: VeggieGarden, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and NoMa.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
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.
Union Station Plaza
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Capitol Plaza” and “Columbus Circle”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89652° or 38° 53′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.00653° or 77° 0′ 24″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceNamed after
Washington Union StationOpen location code
87C4VXWV+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 41964850OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4140812
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Union Station Plaza” goes by many names.
- French: “Columbus Circle”
- German: “Columbus Circle”
- Spanish: “Columbus Circle”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Freedom Bell, American Legion and Apollo Statue.
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