East Wing

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The East Wing is the section of the White House that houses offices for the First Lady and her staff and serves as a primary entrance for public visitors and events.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
White House East Wing 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government building section
wing of the White House
adjacentTo Residence of the White House
West Wing
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
color white
connectedBy corridors to the Executive Residence
contains offices
reception areas
visitor facilities
country United States of America
function entrance for official events
entrance for public tours
primary public entrance to the White House
hasVisitorAccess yes
housesOfficeOf First Lady of the United States
First Lady’s staff
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
locatedOn White House
surface form: White House grounds
managedBy National Park Service
materialUsed white-painted Aquia Creek sandstone
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf White House
securityLevel high
streetAddress 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
symbolizes public face of the White House
role of the First Lady in the U.S. administration
usedFor ceremonial functions
coordination of First Lady’s initiatives
hosting guests of the First Family
press and media staging for events

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Residence adjacentTo East Wing
North Lawn adjacentTo East Wing
South Grounds adjacentTo East Wing
this entity surface form: White House East Wing
White House hasWing East Wing