U.S. Capitol
U.S. Capitol is a railway station in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Access is restricted and requires permission. U.S. Capitol is situated nearby to the government office United States Senate, as well as near Emancipation Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
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.
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 370 feet southwest of U.S. Capitol.
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The United States Capitol Visitor Center is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the U.S. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is situated 400 feet southeast of U.S. Capitol.
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.
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.
U.S. Capitol
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89068° or 38° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.0083° or 77° 0′ 30″ westOperator
Architect of the CapitolOpen location code
87C4VXRR+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9102472707OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
“U.S. Capitol” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Capitolio de los Estados Unidos”
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