National World War I Memorial
The National World War I Memorial is a national memorial commemorating the service rendered by members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I.- Type: Monument
- Description: Washington, D.C., memorial commemorating the U.S. armed forces involved in the First World War
- Also known as: “National World War I Memorial (Washington, D.C.)”, “Pershing Park”, and “World War I Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
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.
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. The Oval Office is situated 1,400 feet west of National World War I Memorial.
Washington Monument
Photo: Greyfiveys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 2,500 feet south of National World War I Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
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.
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.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. 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.
National World War I Memorial
- Categories: protected area, square, and historic site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89597° or 38° 53′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.03279° or 77° 1′ 58″ westOperator
US National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VXW8+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 298811004OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7170173
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“National World War I Memorial” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pershing Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, District of Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Pershing Park”
- Chinese: “潘興公園”
- Chinese: “第一次世界大戰國家紀念碑”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת מלחמת העולם הראשונה”
- Japanese: “パーシング公園”
- Urdu: “قومی جنگ عظیم اول کی یادگار (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Urdu: “قومی جنگ عظیم اول کی یادگار”
- Western Panjabi: “قومی جنگ عظیم اول دی یادگار (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Western Panjabi: “قومی جنگ عظیم اول دی یادگار”
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Highlights include John J. Pershing General of the Armies and The Bex Eagle.
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