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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: The White House, Public domain.
- 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
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.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Museum
Photo: Polynova, Public domain.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. National Museum of Women in the Arts is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
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.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
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”
- 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 Chinatown.
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