Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain
The Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain is a bronze fountain sculpture by Sidney Waugh as a memorial to Andrew W. Mellon. It is located at the eastern tip of the Federal Triangle within the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue, Constitution Avenue, and 6th Street NW in Washington D.C, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: artwork by Sidney Waugh
- Also known as: “Andrew Mellon Memorial Fountain” and “Mellon Fountain”
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 390 feet south of Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain.
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 1 mile west of Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Capitol Hill.
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.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain
- Category: sculpture
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89234° or 38° 53′ 32″ northLongitude
-77.01953° or 77° 1′ 10″ westOpen location code
87C4VXRJ+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 912876451OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q4758813
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة اندرو دبليو ميلون التذكاريه”
- French: “Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Federal Triangle Park and Unmarked site of the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
Nearby Places
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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 “Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain”. Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.