Walter E. Washington Convention Center
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2.3-million-square-foot convention center located in Washington, D.C., owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC.- Type: Convention center
- Description: convention center in Washington, D.C. United States
- Also known as: “D C Civic Center”, “D C Convention Center”, “D.C. Convention Center”, “DC Convention Center”, “District of Columbia Civic Center”, “District of Columbia Convention Center”, “Walter E Washington Convention Center”, and “Washington Convention Center”
- Address: 801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
- Roof shape: flat
Photo: The White House, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Capital One Arena
Stadium
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 2,600 feet south of Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Mount Vernon Square/7th Street-Convention Center Metro Station
Metro station
Photo: Mike D, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Vernon Square station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., served by the Green Line and Yellow Line. It is the northern terminus for half of Yellow Line service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90514° or 38° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.02294° or 77° 1′ 23″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Levels
4Open location code
87C4WX4G+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 55316481OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=conference_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatGeoNames ID
4140986Wikidata ID
Q7806370
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Walter E. Washington Convention Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沃尔特华盛顿会议中心”
- Dutch: “Walter E. Washington Convention Center”
- Hebrew: “מרכז הקונגרסים של וושינגטון”
- Japanese: “ワシントンD.C.”
- Slovenian: “Walter E. Washington Convention Center”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District and Logan Circle.
Nearby Places
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