John J. Pershing General of the Armies
John J. Pershing General of the Armies, is a public artwork by American artist Robert White, located at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C..Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: public artwork
- Also known as: “General John J. Pershing Statue” and “John J. Pershing, General of the Armies”
- Inscription: “1860 1948”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
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.
The Oval Office
Government office
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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 1,500 feet west of John J. Pershing General of the Armies.
Washington Monument
Photo: Poliocretes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 2,500 feet south of John J. Pershing General of the Armies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
Downtown
Suburb
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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.
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.
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.
John J. Pershing General of the Armies
- Categories: sculpture, park, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89588° or 38° 53′ 45″ northLongitude
-77.03243° or 77° 1′ 57″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Inception
1983Open location code
87C4VXW9+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 792756367OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q6241243
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“John J. Pershing General of the Armies” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “General John J. Pershing Statue”
- French: “John J. Pershing General of the Armies”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת חיל המשלוח האמריקני”
- Urdu: “جان جے پرشنگ جنرل آف آرمیز”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National World War I Memorial and White House Visitors Office.
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