St. Nicholas Cathedral
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, D.C., is the primatial cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America and the seat of Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America.
- Email: office@stnicholasdc.org
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Also known as: “Nicolaaskathedraal (Washington)” and “Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral”
- Address: 3500 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20007
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Number One Observatory Circle and Embassy of Finland.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Number One Observatory Circle is situated 1,100 feet southeast of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Embassy of Finland
Government office
Embassy of Finland is a government office, which is situated 1,000 feet east of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
Georgetown University
University
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Glover Park.
Glover Park
Suburb
Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.Cathedral Heights
Neighborhood
St. Nicholas Cathedral
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92489° or 38° 55′ 30″ north
Longitude
-77.06866° or 77° 4′ 7″ west
Elevation
282 feet (86 metres)
Open location code
87C4WWFJ+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“St. Nicholas Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖尼古拉斯主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Nicolaaskathedraal”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Washington”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Washington”
- Japanese: “聖ニコラス大聖堂”
- Polish: “Sobór św. Mikołaja w Waszyngtonie”
- Russian: “Свято-Николаевский собор”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Babcock–Macomb House and Washington DC Community of Christ.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Massachusetts Ave NW at Edmunds St NW and Consular Section of the Embassy of Iraq.
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