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  2. National Mall - Wikipedia

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    [6] [26] The 2012–2016 National Park Service index describes the National Mall as being a landscaped park that extends from the Capitol to the Washington Monument, defined as a principal axis in the L'Enfant Plan for the city of Washington. [4] However, a 2010 NPS plan for the Mall contains maps that show the Mall's general area to be larger.

  3. The Ellipse - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Quadrants of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    The Northwest quadrant is the largest, located north of the Mall and west of North Capitol Street. Washington, D.C., is administratively divided into four geographical quadrants of unequal size, each delineated by their ordinal directions from the medallion located in the Crypt under the Rotunda of the Capitol. Street and number addressing ...

  5. Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...

  6. Geography of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the location of Washington, D.C. in relation to its bordering states of Maryland and Virginia Washington, D.C. is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States at 38°53′42″N 77°02′11″W  /  38.89500°N 77.03639°W  / 38.89500; -77.03639 , the coordinates of the Zero Milestone , on The Ellipse

  7. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - Wikipedia

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    The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C.. It is a 2,030-by-167-foot (619 by 51 m) rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly east of the Lincoln Memorial, with the World War II Memorial and Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool. [1]

  8. National Mall and Memorial Parks - Wikipedia

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    National Mall and Memorial Parks (formerly known as National Capital Parks-Central) is an administrative unit of the National Park Service (NPS) encompassing many national memorials and other areas in Washington, D.C. Federally owned and administered parks in the capital area date back to 1790, some of the oldest in the United States.

  9. Capital Mall - Wikipedia

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    Capital Mall is a shopping mall located in Olympia, Washington. The anchor stores are REI , Total Wine & More , Macy's , Dick's Sporting Goods , JCPenney , Best Buy , and Century Theatres . The mall was known as Westfield Capital from 1998 to 2013, when it was owned by the Westfield Group .