Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park covers about 35 acres and includes several sites in Atlanta, Georgia related to the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: heritage site in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Also known as: “MALU”, “Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site”, “Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park”, “Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and Preservation District”, “Martin Luther King Junior National Historic Site”, “Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site”, and “Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park & Preservation District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Truist Plaza and Homage to King.
Truist Plaza
Square
Photo: Connor.carey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Truist Plaza is a 265.48 m 60 story skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. It was designed by John C. Portman Jr. of John Portman & Associates and built from 1989 to 1992.
Homage to King
Memorial
Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sweet Auburn Historic District and Inman Park.
Sweet Auburn Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Sweet Auburn Historic District is a historic African-American neighborhood along and surrounding Auburn Avenue, east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Inman Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Eddie Krebs, CC BY 2.0.
Inman Park is an intown neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, and its first planned suburb. It was named for Samuel M. Inman.
Cabbagetown
Neighborhood
Photo: John Ramspott, CC BY 2.0.
Cabbagetown is an intown neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, abutting historic Oakland Cemetery. It includes the Cabbagetown District, a historic district listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site
- Categories: National Historical Park, historic district, heritage site, and recreation area
- Location: Fulton, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.75684° or 33° 45′ 25″ northLongitude
-84.37168° or 84° 22′ 18″ westElevation
1,027 feet (313 metres)Named after
Martin Luther King Jr.Open location code
865QQJ4H+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 470898408OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4207966Wikidata ID
Q5016739
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حديقة مارتن لوثر كينغ الابن التاريخية الوطنية”
- Belarusian: “Нацыянальны гістарычны парк Мартына Лютэра Кінга”
- Catalan: “Espai Històric Nacional Martin Luther King, Jr.”
- Catalan: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- Cebuano: “Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site”
- Chinese: “马丁·路德·金国家历史遗址”
- Czech: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- Dutch: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- French: “Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site”
- French: “Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park”
- Galician: “Espazo Histórico Nacional Martin Luther King, Jr.”
- German: “Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park”
- German: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- Greek: “Εθνικός Ιστορικός Τόπος Μάρτιν Λούθερ Κινγκ νεότερου”
- Hebrew: “הפארק הלאומי ההיסטורי מרטין לותר קינג ג’וניור”
- Japanese: “マーティン・ルーサー・キングJr.国立歴史公園”
- N'Ko: “ߡߊߙߑߕߍ߲߫ ߟߎߕߍߙ ߞߌ߲ߜ߭߸ ߘߐ߰ߡߊ߲߸ ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ ߞߍߦߐ ߘߝߐ߬ߡߊ.”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- Polish: “Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park”
- Portuguese: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- Portuguese: “Parque Histórico Nacional Martin Luther King Jr.”
- Portuguese: “The King Center”
- Russian: “Национальный исторический парк Мартина Лютера Кинга-младшего”
- Slovenian: “MALU”
- Slovenian: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
- Slovenian: “Narodni zgodovinski park Martina Luthra Kinga mlajšega”
- Swedish: “Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site”
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