Judiciary Square
Judiciary Square is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., in the United States, the vast majority of which is occupied by various federal and municipal courthouses and office buildings.Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
- Type: Square
- Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Building Museum.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
National Building Museum
Museum
The National Building Museum is a museum of architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning in Northwest Washington, D.C., U.S. It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit institution. National Building Museum is situated 370 feet north of Judiciary Square.
Capital One Arena
Stadium
Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Judiciary Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Downtown.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
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.
Judiciary Square
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C., park, recreation area, and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89673° or 38° 53′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.01755° or 77° 1′ 3″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VXWJ+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 41965212OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q6303071
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Judiciary Square” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Judiciary Square”
- Cebuano: “Judiciary Square”
- Chinese: “司法广场”
- Chinese: “司法廣場”
- Japanese: “ジュディシャリー・スクエア”
- Korean: “사법 광장”
- Urdu: “جوڈشری اسکوائر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Superior Court of the District of Columbia - Building A.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as National Law Enforcement Museum (West) and National Law Enforcement Musuem (East).
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