Rainbow Pool
The Rainbow Pool was a reflecting pool located on the National Mall in Washington D.C., USA. It was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., and was situated between the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and 17th Street NW.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National World War II Memorial.
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 World War II Memorial
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.
The White House
Government building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 3,200 feet north of Rainbow Pool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Foggy Bottom.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
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.
Rainbow Pool
- Type: Body of water
- Description: reflecting pool on the National Mall in Washington D.C., United States
- Category: reflecting pool
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8894° or 38° 53′ 22″ northLongitude
-77.04052° or 77° 2′ 26″ westOpen location code
87C4VXQ5+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 574712094OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=basinWikidata ID
Q7284684
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovenian—“Rainbow Pool” goes by many names.
- French: “Rainbow Pool”
- Slovenian: “Rainbow Pool”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include World War II Memorial Information and Commodore John Paul Jones Memorial.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rainbow Pool”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.