Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial is a public statue of Mahatma Gandhi, installed on a triangular island along Massachusetts Avenue, in front of the Embassy of India, Washington, D.C., in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Description: statue in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Mahatma Gandhi Memorial”, “Statue of Gandhi”, and “Statue of Mahatma Gandhi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phillips Collection and Embassy of India.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
Embassy of India
Government office
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The Embassy of India in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of India to the United States. It is headed by the Indian Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra. India also has consulates-general in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle which are all associated with the Indian Embassy.
The White House
Government building
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The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 1 mile southeast of Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dupont Circle and West End.
Dupont Circle
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Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91103° or 38° 54′ 40″ northLongitude
-77.04698° or 77° 2′ 49″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Inception
September 16th, 2000Height
8.7 feet (2.6 metres)Open location code
87C4WX63+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1275851634OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q16900694
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Telugu—“Mohandas K. Gandhi Statue” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Spomenik Mahatmi Gandhiju”
- Malayalam: “സ്റ്റാച്യൂ ഓഫ് ഗാന്ധി”
- Malayalam: “സ്റ്റാച്യൂ ഓഫ് മഹാത്മാ ഗാന്ധി”
- Spanish: “Estatua de Mohandas K. Gandhi”
- Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo a Mahatma Gandhi (Washington D. C.)”
- Spanish: “Monumento conmemorativo a Mahatma Gandhi”
- Telugu: “మహాత్మా గాంధీ విగ్రహం”
- Telugu: “మహాత్మా గాంధీ స్మారక చిహ్నం”
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