John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is the national of the United States, serving as a "living memorial" to John F.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: performing arts center in Washington, D.C., United States
  • Also known as: JFK Center for the Performing Arts”, “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”, “Kennedy Center”, “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”, “The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, and “The Trump Kennedy Center
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lincoln Memorial and Embassy of Saudi Arabia.

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The is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the of The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.

Government office
The Royal in Washington, D.C. is the 's main and largest diplomatic mission to the . It is located at 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW/Jamal Khashoggi Way, , in the neighborhood, near the , and Kennedy Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Georgetown.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , United States, located in the city's quadrant. It stretches west of the towards the , north of the , east of , south of the neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.

is a neighborhood in , south of and west of . It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.

The of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Latitude
38.89594° or 38° 53′ 45″ north
Longitude
-77.05559° or 77° 3′ 20″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87C4VWWV+9Q
Geo­Names ID
9675418
Wiki­data ID
Q1631981
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مركز جون ف. كينيدي للفنون الأدائية
  • Armenian: Ջոն Քենեդիի անվան Կատարողական արվեստի կենտրոն
  • Basque: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Bavarian: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Catalan: Centre John F. Kennedy per les Arts Escèniques
  • Cebuano: John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Chinese: 約翰·F·肯尼迪表演藝術中心
  • Chinese: 約翰·甘迺迪表演藝術中心
  • Chinese: 約翰·肯尼迪表演藝術中心
  • Chinese: 约翰·肯尼迪表演艺术中心
  • Croatian: Centar izvedbenih umjetnosti John F. Kennedy
  • Czech: Centrum Johna F. Kennedyho pro múzická umění
  • Czech: Kennedyho centrum
  • Danish: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Dutch: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Dutch: Kennedy Center
  • Esperanto: Centro John F. Kennedy por la Prezentartoj
  • French: J. F. K. Center for the Performing Arts
  • French: JFK Center
  • French: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • French: Kennedy Center Concert Hall
  • French: Kennedy Center
  • German: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • German: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • German: Kennedy Center
  • Greek: Κέντρο Ερμηνευτικών Τεχνών «Τζον Φ. Κένεντι»
  • Greek: Κέντρο Κένεντι
  • Greek: Κέντρο Μνήμης «Τζον Φ. Κένεντι»
  • Hebrew: מרכז ג’ון פ. קנדי לאמנויות הבמה
  • Hebrew: מרכז קנדי לאמנויות הבמה
  • Hungarian: John F. Kennedy Előadóművészeti Központ
  • Hungarian: Kennedy Center
  • Indonesian: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Italian: Kennedy Center
  • Japanese: J.F.ケネディ・センター
  • Japanese: ケネディ・センター
  • Japanese: ジョン・F・ケネディ・センター
  • Korean: 존 F. 케네디 센터
  • Korean: 케네디 센터
  • Norwegian Bokmål: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Norwegian: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Persian: مرکز هنرهای نمایشی جان اف کندی
  • Persian: مرکز هنرهای نمایشی جان اِف کندی
  • Portuguese: Centro John F. Kennedy de Artes Cênicas
  • Portuguese: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Portuguese: Kennedy Center
  • Russian: Кеннеди-центр
  • Russian: Центр исполнительских искусств имени Джона Ф. Кеннеди
  • Russian: Центр ис­пол­ни­тель­ских ис­кусств име­ни Джо­на Ф. Кен­не­ди
  • Serbian: Кенеди центар за сценске уметности
  • Slovenian: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Slovenian: Kennedy Center
  • Slovenian: Kennedyjev center
  • Spanish: Centro John F Kennedy para las Artes Escenicas
  • Spanish: Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escenicas
  • Spanish: Centro John F. Kennedy para las Artes Escénicas
  • Spanish: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Swedish: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Thai: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
  • Thai: Kennedy Center
  • Thai: สถาบันจอห์น เอฟ. เคนเนดีเพื่อศิลปะการแสดง
  • Ukrainian: Кеннеді-центр
  • Ukrainian: Центр виконавських мистецтв імені Джона Кеннеді
  • Urdu: جان ایف کینیڈی سینٹر فار پرفارمنگ آرٹس

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