Past

Past is a 1935 outdoor sculpture by Robert Ingersoll Aitken, located in front of the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

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Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Description: artwork by Robert Ingersoll Aitken
Also known as: “Past (Aitken)” and “Past Sculpture”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.

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.

National Gallery of Art

Museum

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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Past.

National Museum of Natural History

Museum

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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Past.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Chinatown.

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.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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.

Past

Categories: sculpture, park, and tourism
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89324° or 38° 53′ 36″ north

Longitude

-77.0232° or 77° 1′ 24″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXVG+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358958396

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

Wikidata ID

Q12065387

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Past” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Past Sculpture”
French: “Past”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Research Center and Present.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Federal Triangle Heritage Trail and National Archives.

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