War Memorial Plaza

War Memorial Plaza is a public square, small park and space in between and the War Memorial Building, between Holliday Street on the west, East Fayette Street on the south, North Gay Street on the east, and East Lexington Street on the north.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Baltimore City Hall and Municipal Museum of the City of Baltimore.

Town hall
Photo: Marylandstater, Public domain.
is the official seat of government of the City of Baltimore, in the State of . The City Hall houses the offices of the Mayor and those of the City Council of Baltimore.

Museum
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The Peale is a community museum in , , which opened in 2022 after a 5-year renovation. It occupies the first building in the Western Hemisphere to be designed and built specifically as a museum.

Church
, also known as the Zion Church of the City of Baltimore, is a historic Evangelical Lutheran church located in downtown , , , founded 1755.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Baltimore and Jonestown.

is 's central business district and seat of the city government. While home to some iconic Baltimore architecture, and the city's economic heart, visitors, and even locals, tend to keep their distance from this often seedy and decidedly unloved city center, unless they are going to the Baltimore Arena, the Hippodrome Theatre, or visiting Poe's grave at Westminster Hall.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the southeastern district of . Established in 1732, three years after Baltimore was incorporated in 1729, it is one of the oldest places in the city.

The is the heart of , and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.

War Memorial Plaza

Latitude
39.29092° or 39° 17′ 27″ north
Longitude
-76.6096° or 76° 36′ 35″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87F579RR+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 208600152
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4372707
Wiki­data ID
Q7968479
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Lithuanian—“War Memorial Plaza” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: War Memorial Plaza
  • Lithuanian: Karo Memorialinė Aikštė

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pleasant View Gardens and Penn-Fallsway.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Charles L. Benton, Jr. Building and MECU Building.

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