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Washington Square

Washington Square is an American park in the North Beach district of . It was established in 1847 and is one of the city's first parks. The park is bordered by sidewalk cafes and restaurants such as , Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, and Park Tavern restaurants and the , as well as Sts.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in the North Beach district of San Francisco, California
  • Also known as: “Columbus Square”, “Il Giardino”, “Washington Square Park”, and “Washington Square Park San Francisco”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saints Peter and Paul Church and Club Fugazi.

Church
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is a Catholic church in 's North Beach neighborhood. Located at 666 Filbert Street, it is directly across from Washington Square and is administered by the .

Theater building
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The is a small theater and nightclub located in the North Beach district at 678 Green Street, San Francisco, California.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a 210-foot tower in the neighborhood of , California, overlooking the city and . The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built between 1932 and 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Beach and Chinatown-North Beach.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the northeast of adjacent to , the , and Russian Hill. The neighborhood is San Francisco's "Little Italy" and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy.

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in combines two adjoining neighbors, both of which are among the city's most popular immigrant neighborhoods. Culturally and aesthetically, they could not be more different yet their streets mesh seamlessly together.

Neighborhood
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is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in , California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic stands at the apex of .

Washington Square

Latitude
37.80085° or 37° 48′ 3″ north
Longitude
-122.41012° or 122° 24′ 36″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
849VRH2Q+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 18583270
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
5407389
Wiki­data ID
Q7972206
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Korean—“Washington Square” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Washington Square (parke sa Estados Unidos, California, San Francisco County)”
  • Cebuano: “Washington Square”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓廣場 (舊金山)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان واشنطن”
  • German: “Washington Square (San Francisco)”
  • German: “Washington Square”
  • Korean: “워싱턴 스퀘어 공원”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Russian Hill and Nob Hill-Russian Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Statue of Benjamin Franklin and Washington Square Playground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Washington Square”. Photo: Allie Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.