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The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park.
A June 1994 tour group exits the White House.. The White House Visitors Office is responsible for public tours of the White House, for maintaining a facility where the public can obtain information about the White House, and for other White House events such as the Easter Egg Roll, holiday open houses, spring and fall garden tours, state arrival ceremonies, and other special events.
A May 2010 aerial view of The Ellipse and White House grounds President's Park South, commonly called The Ellipse , is a 52 acres (21 ha) park located just south of the White House fence. The entire park is open to the public, and features various monuments within walking distance, including the Washington Monument , the Lincoln Memorial , the ...
The White House is opening its doors to public tours for the first time during President Trump’s second term. Public tours of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. will open Feb. 25, according to a Wednesday ...
The White House staff, especially the Head Usher, and the longtime White House curator were essential in getting the job done. On the morning of Inauguration Day, with the help of the well-oiled ...
Compass rose on top of monument (2014). The monument stands just south of the White House at the north edge of the Ellipse, within President's Park.Atop the monument is a bronze 16-point compass rose with a very small worn-down pyramid at its center whose top serves as a National Geodetic Survey benchmark (HV1847).
This park will open vehicle reservations on February 12. The reservation system is for the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork. You’ll need reservations from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m ...
West Executive Avenue was constructed in 1871, providing a first-time road link between the north and south sections of President's Park. [1] According to the U.S. Government, in 1910 it was the scene of the first recorded landing, on a public street, of an aircraft when Claude Grahame-White touched down in his Farman biplane to meet United States Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson for lunch.