Granite Sea
Granite Sea is a work of art in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Granite Sea is situated nearby to the museum Navy Memorial Visitor Center, as well as near the work of art Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Also known as: “The World”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
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.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
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The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Granite Sea.
National Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. National Museum of Natural History is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Granite Sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Chinatown.
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.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
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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.
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.
Granite Sea
- Category: tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89412° or 38° 53′ 39″ northLongitude
-77.02295° or 77° 1′ 23″ westOpen location code
87C4VXVG+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 505940376OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=mural
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Navy Memorial Visitor Center and Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock.
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