Scenes From Shakespeare

Scenes From Shakespeare is a work of art in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Scenes From Shakespeare is situated nearby to Folger Shakespeare Library, as well as near the theater building Folger Theatre.

Photo: Vysotsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Work of art
Description: bas-relief depicting scenes from plays by William Shakespeare in Washington, D.C.
Also known as: “Scenes from Shakespeare Bas Relief”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Folger Shakespeare Library.

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.

Folger Shakespeare Library

Library

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States. It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period in Britain and Europe.

United States Capitol

Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.

The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1,800 feet west of Scenes From Shakespeare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and NoMa.

Capitol Hill

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

NoMa

Neighborhood

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Scenes From Shakespeare

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

38.88955° or 38° 53′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.00274° or 77° 0′ 10″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

87C4VXQW+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358958408

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

Wikidata ID

Q49558290

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In Other Languages

“Scenes From Shakespeare” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Scenes From Shakespeare Sculpture”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Folger Theatre and Puck Fountain.

Nearby Places

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