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.Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Joshr915, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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”, and “Chinese Friendship Archway Memorial”
- Inscription: “中國城”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.
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.
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 660 feet south of Friendship Archway.
National Portrait Gallery
Museum
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 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.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Friendship Archway
- Categories: paifang and building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89982° or 38° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
-77.02165° or 77° 1′ 18″ westOpen location code
87C4VXXH+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 48041375OpenStreetMap feature
building=roofOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=ceremonial_gateWikidata ID
Q51811816
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In Other Languages
“Friendship Archway” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “友誼牌坊”
- Chinese: “友誼牌樓”
- Chinese: “友谊牌坊”
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