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 cultural center of the United States, serving as a "living memorial" to John F.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Lincoln Memorial
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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.
Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Government office
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The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's main and largest diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW/Jamal Khashoggi Way, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, near the Watergate complex, and Kennedy Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Georgetown.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Georgetown
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
West End
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The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Categories: performing arts center, music venue, and nonprofit organization
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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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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