Daguerre Memorial

The Daguerre Memorial is a bronze and granite sculpture by Jonathan Scott Hartley in Washington, D.C. It was erected in memory of Louis Daguerre.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Type: Park
Description: sculpture in Washington, D.C., by Jonathan Scott Hartley
Also known as: “Louis Daguerre Statue”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.

National Mall

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

Photo: Cliff, CC BY 2.0.

Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro.

National Portrait Gallery

Museum

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

The National Portrait Gallery is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Chinatown.

East End

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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.

Daguerre Memorial

Categories: sculpture and memorial
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89733° or 38° 53′ 50″ north

Longitude

-77.0222° or 77° 1′ 20″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXWH+W4

GeoNames ID

6348994

Wikidata ID

Q5208670

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Daguerre Memorial” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Louis Daguerre Statue”
French: “monument à Louis Daguerre”
French: “Monument à Louis Daguerre”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Downtown DC and Judiciary Square.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of American Art and Pegasus and Bellerophon Sculpture.

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