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  2. National Mall - Wikipedia

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    December 8, 2016. The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues.

  3. National Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. With 4.4 million visitors in 2023, it was the second most-visited museum in the United States. [6]

  4. National Air and Space Museum - Wikipedia

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    https://airandspace.si.edu. The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States, dedicated to human flight and space exploration. Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, its main building opened on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976.

  5. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - Wikipedia

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    The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was designed by Henry Bacon, and was constructed in 1922 and 1923, following the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. It is approximately 2,030 feet (620 m; 3⁄8 mi) long and 167 feet (51 m) wide. [ 3 ] The perimeter of the pool is therefore 4,392 feet (1,339 meters; 13⁄16 mile) around.

  6. List of museums in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    National Pinball Museum [ 17 ] Newseum, founded 1997 in Rosslyn, Virginia, moved to Washington in 2008, closed December 2019 and is currently seeking new location. [ 18 ] Washington Doll's House and Toy Museum, founded in 1975, closed 2004. [ 19 ][ 20 ] Washington Gallery of Modern Art.

  7. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    Smithsonian museums on the National Mall: 1 - National Museum of African American History and Culture. 2 - National Museum of American History 3 - National Museum of Natural History 4 - Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) 5 - Freer Gallery of Art 6 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 7 - National Museum of African Art 8 - Arts and Industries ...

  8. Arts and Industries Building - Wikipedia

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    November 8, 1964. The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [3]

  9. The Ellipse - Wikipedia

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    The Ellipse is the location for many annual events. From a mathematical point of view, the Ellipse is truly an ellipse. Its dimensions are 1,058 feet (322 m) for its major axis (east-west) and 903 feet (275 m) for its minor axis (north-south). Its eccentricity computes as e = 0.52 and its foci are 552 feet (168 m) apart, each 276 feet (84 m ...

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