The West End

The West End is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. The West End is situated nearby to the suburb Foggy Bottom, as well as near the neighborhood Golden Triangle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Oval Office and Lincoln Memorial.

The Oval Office

Government office

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing.

Lincoln Memorial

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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple.

George Washington University Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The George Washington University Hospital is a short-stay hospital in Washington, D.C. affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Golden Triangle.

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.

Golden Triangle

Neighborhood

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

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.

The West End

Type: Neighborhood
Address: DC
Category: locality
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90027° or 38° 54′ 1″ north

Longitude

-77.0481° or 77° 2′ 53″ west

Elevation

66 feet (20 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX22+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367141002

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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