George Mason Memorial
The George Mason Memorial is a memorial to Founding Father George Mason, the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights that inspired the United States Bill of Rights.Photo: Raul654, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: artwork by Wendy M. Ross
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president. Thomas Jefferson Memorial is situated 980 feet northeast of George Mason Memorial.
Washington Monument
Photo: Greyfiveys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 3,800 feet north of George Mason Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and Waterfront.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
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.
George Mason Memorial
- Categories: National Memorial of the United States, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.87946° or 38° 52′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.03893° or 77° 2′ 20″ westOpen location code
87C4VXH6+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1334066898OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q748869
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“George Mason Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “乔治·梅森纪念堂”
- Dutch: “George Mason Memorial”
- French: “George Mason Memorial”
- French: “Mémorial George Mason”
- German: “George Mason Memorial”
- German: “George-Mason-Denkmal”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת ג’ורג‘ מייסון”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת ג’ורג’ מייסון”
- Italian: “Memoriale a George Mason”
- Portuguese: “George Mason Memorial”
- Russian: “Мемориал Джорджа Мейсона”
- Spanish: “Memorial a George Mason”
- Urdu: “جارج میسن میموریل”
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