West Potomac Park
West Potomac Park is a U.S. national park in Washington, D.C., adjacent to the National Mall. It includes the parkland that extends south of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, from the Lincoln Memorial to the grounds of the Washington Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Potomac Flats” and “Potomac Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.
Lincoln Memorial
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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.
Washington Monument
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The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president.
Pentagon
Military installation
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The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
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.
West Potomac Park
- Categories: urban park and reclaimed land
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“West Potomac Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منتزه ويست بوتوماك”
- Cebuano: “West Potomac Park”
- Chinese: “西波托馬克公園”
- Dutch: “West Potomac Park”
- Esperanto: “Okcidenta Potomaka Parko”
- French: “West Potomac Park”
- German: “West Potomac Park”
- Hebrew: “פארק הפוטומק המערבי”
- Hungarian: “Nyugat-Potomac Park”
- Japanese: “ウェスト・ポトマック公園”
- Japanese: “西ポトマック公園”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “West Potomac Park”
- Norwegian: “West Potomac Park”
- Portuguese: “West Potomac Park”
- Slovenian: “West Potomac Park”
- Spanish: “West Potomac Park”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ پوٹومیک پارک”
- Western Panjabi: “ویسٹ پوٹومیک پارک”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kidwell Meadows and Monument Grounds.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and Korean War Veterans Memorial.
Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into West End, East End, Georgetown, and Shaw.
Curious Places to Discover
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