Columbus Circle
Columbus Circle, also known as Union Station Plaza or Columbus Plaza, is a traffic circle at the intersection of Delaware, Louisiana and Massachusetts Avenues and E and First Streets, Northeast in Washington, D.C., United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Square
- Description: plaza in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Columbus Plaza” and “Union Station Plaza and Columbus Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Union Station.
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.
Union Station
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Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station. Union Station is situated 330 feet north of Columbus Circle.
United States Capitol
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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 2,600 feet south of Columbus Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include NoMa and Capitol Hill.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
East End
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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.
Columbus Circle
- Category: traffic circle
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Columbus Circle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Columbus Plaza”
- Chinese: “哥伦布圆环”
- Dutch: “Columbus Circle”
- French: “Columbus Circle”
- German: “Columbus Circle”
- German: “Columbus Plaza”
- German: “Union Station Plaza”
- Italian: “Columbus Circle”
- Spanish: “Columbus Circle”
- “Columbus Circle”
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