US Marine Corps War Memorial
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: monument consisting of a large sculptural group on a circular base in Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Iwo Jima”, “Iwo Jima Memorial”, “Marine Corps War Memorial”, “National Iwo Jima Memorial”, “U S Marine Memorial”, “U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial”, “U.S. Marine Memorial”, “United State Marine Memorial”, “United States Marine Corps War Memorial”, “United States Marine Memorial”, and “USMC War Memorial”
- Address: 1000 Marshall Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and Arlington Ridge Park.
Arlington National Cemetery
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Arlington National Cemetery is in Arlington, Virginia. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.
Arlington Ridge Park
Park
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Arlington Ridge Park, also known as the Nevius Tract, is a historic park property located in Arlington County, Virginia. The property lies within the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Arlington Ridge Park is situated 370 feet southeast of US Marine Corps War Memorial.
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. Lincoln Memorial is situated 1 mile east of US Marine Corps War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosslyn and Court House, Virginia.
Rosslyn
Suburb
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Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Court House, Virginia
Suburb
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Court House, also known as Courthouse, is a neighborhood in northern Arlington County, Virginia that serves as Arlington's seat of government. It is generally bounded by Arlington Boulevard, N Rhodes Street, Courthouse Road, Key Boulevard, and N Danville Street, and is located along an urban corridor that follows the Orange and Silver Metro lines.
Georgetown
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
US Marine Corps War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, sculpture, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89044° or 38° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.06972° or 77° 4′ 11″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
87C4VWRJ+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 45297440OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4790745Wikidata ID
Q1403946
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“US Marine Corps War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نصب مشاة البحرية الحربي”
- Armenian: “ԱՄՆ ծովային հետևակի կորպուսի հուշահամալիր”
- Azerbaijani: “Dəniz Piyadasına Hərbi Abidə”
- Bashkir: “АҠШ-тын Диңгеҙ пехота Корпусы мемориалы”
- Breton: “Kounlec’h Korf Fuzuilhourien-vor ar Stadoù-Unanet”
- Breton: “USMC War Memorial”
- Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊戰爭紀念碑”
- Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊戰爭紀念雕像”
- Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊戰爭紀念館”
- Chinese: “美國海軍陸戰隊紀念碑”
- Czech: “Památník americké námořní pěchoty”
- Dutch: “Marine Corps War Memorial”
- Faroese: “Iwo Jima-minnisvarðin”
- French: “USMC War Memorial”
- German: “United States Marine Corps War Memorial”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת חיל הנחתים של ארצות הברית”
- Indonesian: “Tugu peringatan perang Korps Marinir Amerika Serikat”
- Italian: “Marine Corps War Memorial”
- Japanese: “海兵隊戦争記念碑”
- Korean: “해병대 전쟁 기념비”
- Polish: “Marine Corps War Memorial”
- Romanian: “USMC War Memorial”
- Russian: “Мемориал Корпуса морской пехоты США”
- Slovak: “Pamätník americkej námornej pechoty”
- Spanish: “Memorial de Guerra del Cuerpo de Marines de Estados Unidos”
- Swedish: “US Marine Corps Memorial”
- Swedish: “US Marine Corps War Memorial”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал Корпусу морської піхоти США”
- Urdu: “میرین کور وار میموریل”
- Western Panjabi: “میرین لڑائی یادگار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Highland and Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor.
Nearby Places
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