Friendship Archway

Friendship Archway is a paifang installed at Chinatown, Washington, D.C., United States. It is one of the largest ceremonial arches outside of China.

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Type: Canopy
Description: paifang (Chinese architectural arched gateway) in Washington, D.C.‘s Chinatown neighborhood
Also known as: “Chinatown Arch”, “Chinatown Friendship Arch”, “Chinatown Friendship Archway”, “Chinese Friendship Archway Memorial”, and “友誼牌坊”
Inscription: “中國城”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.

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.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

Photo: Cliff, CC BY 2.0.

Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose 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 660 feet south of Friendship Archway.

National Portrait Gallery

Museum

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

The National Portrait Gallery is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. National Portrait Gallery is situated 740 feet south of Friendship Archway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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.

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.

Friendship Archway

Categories: paifang and building
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89982° or 38° 53′ 59″ north

Longitude

-77.02165° or 77° 1′ 18″ west

Open location code

87C4VXXH+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48041375

OpenStreetMap feature

building=roof

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=ceremonial_gate

Wikidata ID

Q51811816

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In Other Languages

“Friendship Archway” goes by many names.

Chinese: “友誼牌樓”
Chinese: “友谊牌坊”

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Highlights include Planet Fitness and Capital One Cafe.

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