Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue is a non-denominational, non-membership, and non-traditional Jewish congregation and synagogue located at the corner of Sixth Street and I Street, NW in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C..

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

Type: Synagogue
Description: Jewish synagogue in Washington, D.C.
Also known as: “Sixth and I Synagogue”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.

National Mall

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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. Capital One Arena is situated 950 feet south of Sixth & I Historic Synagogue.

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. National Portrait Gallery is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Sixth & I Historic Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.

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.

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.

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.

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

Categories: nonprofit organization, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90064° or 38° 54′ 2″ north

Longitude

-77.0202° or 77° 1′ 13″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX2H+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48041352

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

7231747

Wikidata ID

Q3507987

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Sixth & I Historic Synagogue” goes by many names.

Chinese: “第六&第一街犹太会堂”
Dutch: “Sixth & I Historic Synagogue”
Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيس السادس والاول التاريخى”
French: “synagogue historique de la 6e et de la 1re”
French: “Synagogue Historique Sixth & I (Washington, D.C)”
French: “Synagogue historique sixth & i”
French: “Synagogue Historique Sixth & I”
Italian: “sinagoga Sixth & I di Washington”
Italian: “Sinagoga Sixth & I di Washington”
Urdu: “چھٹا اور اول تاریخی کنیسہ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Penn Quarter and Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District.

Nearby Places

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