Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill is a locality in , . Capitol Hill is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

Work of art
The , also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the United States Capitol dome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Chinatown.

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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.

Neighborhood
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's 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.

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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.

Capitol Hill

Latitude
38.8898° or 38° 53′ 23″ north
Longitude
-77.00942° or 77° 0′ 34″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXQR+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358959414
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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Satellite Map

Discover Capitol Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Capitol Hill” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.

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