Capitol Skyline Hotel

The Capitol Skyline Hotel was a hotel located near the United States Capitol in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Designed by Morris Lapidus, the hotel opened in November 1962 as the Skyline Inn, and was once part of the Best Western chain.

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Type: Building
Description: hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S.
Also known as: “Capitol Skyline”

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

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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 4,000 feet north of Capitol Skyline Hotel.

Nationals Park

Stadium

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Nationals Park is a baseball stadium along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. Nationals Park is situated 2,300 feet south of Capitol Skyline Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterfront and Capitol Hill.

Waterfront

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The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Capitol Hill

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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.

Southwest

Quarter

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Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.

Capitol Skyline Hotel

Category: hotel
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.8789° or 38° 52′ 44″ north

Longitude

-77.00978° or 77° 0′ 35″ west

Open location code

87C4VXHR+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48036786

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q16890103

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In Other Languages

“Capitol Skyline Hotel” goes by many names.

French: “Capitol Skyline Hotel”

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