National Mall

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historic district national park urban park

The National Mall is a large, historic park in the heart of Washington, D.C., known for its iconic monuments, memorials, and museums that symbolize American history and democracy.

Aliases (12)

National Mall and Memorial Parks ×16
National Mall area ×5
National Mall, Washington, D.C. ×2
National Mall (eastern end) ×1
National Mall (partial) ×1
National Mall (southwestern portion) ×1
National Mall and Memorial Parks area ×1
National Mall area (to the north/northeast) ×1
National Mall buildings ×1
National Mall walkways ×1
U.S. National Mall and Memorial Parks ×1
West Potomac Park ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district → national park → urban park →
adjacentTo	Constitution Avenue → Independence Avenue →
contains	Constitution Gardens → Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial → Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden → Korean War Veterans Memorial → Lincoln Memorial → Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial → National Air and Space Museum → National Archives Building (nearby on the north side) → National Gallery of Art → National Museum of African American History and Culture → National Museum of American History → National Museum of Natural History → National Museum of the American Indian → National World War I Memorial → Reflecting Pool → Smithsonian Institution Building → Thomas Jefferson Memorial → Ulysses S. Grant Memorial → Vietnam Veterans Memorial → Washington Monument → World War II Memorial →
country	United States of America →
easternTerminus	United States Capitol →
governingBody	United States federal government →
hasArea	approximately 146 acres →
hasViewOf	Lincoln Memorial → United States Capitol → Washington Monument →
length	approximately 2 miles →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	District of Columbia → Washington, D.C. →
managedBy	National Park Service →
NRHPType	historic district →
partOf	National Mall and Memorial Parks →
popularTouristDestination	true →
symbolizes	American democracy → American history →
usedFor	inaugural ceremonies → national celebrations → political rallies → public demonstrations → recreation →
westernTerminus	Lincoln Memorial →

Referenced by (124)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2013 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama → Arthur M. Sackler Gallery → Bartholdi Fountain ("National Mall area") → Jefferson Memorial → Lincoln Memorial → Lincoln Memorial ("West Potomac Park") → National Air and Space Museum → National Museum of African Art → Resurrection City → Smithsonian Castle Café → Smithsonian Institution Building → Vietnam Veterans Memorial → Washington Monument → West Building → West Potomac Park ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") →	locatedIn
14th Street Bridge complex → Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter station → Capitol Reflecting Pool ("National Mall walkways") → East Front ("National Mall (eastern end)") → Foggy Bottom → Louisiana Avenue NW vicinity → Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C. → Mountain of Despair → Stone of Hope → Union Station (Washington, D.C.) → United States Capitol Complex → Washington Channel (adjacent area) → West Front ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → White House grounds →	near
East Potomac Park ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → Jefferson Memorial ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → Lincoln Memorial Circle → Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C. ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → National Air and Space Museum ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → National Mall ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → National World War I Memorial ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → Pennsylvania Avenue ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → Reflecting Pool ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → The Castle ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → Washington Monument ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → Washington Monument Grounds ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") →	partOf
Capitol Reflecting Pool → Freer Gallery of Art → Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden → Korean War Veterans Memorial → National Gallery of Art → National Museum of African American History and Culture → National Museum of American History → National Museum of Natural History → Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) → Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building → United States Botanic Garden → World War II Memorial →	locatedOn
East Potomac Park → Federal Reserve Board building, Washington, D.C. → Frances Perkins Building → J. Edgar Hoover Building → L’Enfant Plaza → National Archives Building → Pan American Union Building → Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building → The Wharf (Washington, D.C.) → United States Holocaust Memorial Museum → equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar in Washington, D.C. →	locatedNear
Enid A. Haupt Garden (adjacent) → March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → National Museum of the American Indian – National Mall building → Reflecting Pool → Smithsonian Visitor Center → The Castle → Washington Monument Grounds → West Building of the National Gallery of Art →	location
Downtown Washington, D.C. → Independence Avenue → Southwest Washington, D.C. → United States Capitol grounds → West Potomac Park →	adjacentTo
Arlington Estate → Arlington Heights → Arlington Ridge ("National Mall area") → Old Post Office Pavilion → Rosslyn ("National Mall area") →	hasViewOf
District of Columbia → Southwest Washington, D.C. ("National Mall (southwestern portion)") → Ward 2 of Washington, D.C. ("National Mall (partial)") → Washington metropolitan area →	contains
South Lawn of the White House ("National Mall area") → Ulysses S. Grant Memorial → United States Capitol → West Front →	overlooks
Capitol Reflecting Pool ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") → West Building of the National Gallery of Art ("National Mall buildings") →	category
Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. →	hasLandmark
Archives station → Federal Triangle station →	nearbyAttraction
Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation ("National Mall, Washington, D.C.") → United States Park Police →	operatesIn
Armed Freedom → Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace →	visibleFrom
Smithsonian Castle Café →	accessibleFrom
Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation →	associatedWith
Southwest Waterfront ("National Mall area (to the north/northeast)") →	borderedBy
Capitol Hill →	borders
Eastern United States →	containsHistoricSite
Northeastern United States →	containsLandmark
West Front →	faces
Poor People’s Campaign →	hasLocation
West Building of the National Gallery of Art →	hasNeighbor
Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. →	hasView
Rudulph Evans →	hasWorkIn
Ellipse ("U.S. National Mall and Memorial Parks") →	heritageDesignation
Independence Avenue ("National Mall and Memorial Parks area") →	isPartOf
Arlington Heights →	locatedOpposite
National Park Service ("National Mall and Memorial Parks") →	manages
World Bank Group headquarters →	nearbyLandmark
Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building →	neighborhood
ROMA Design Group ("National Mall, Washington, D.C.") →	notableProjectLocation
Constitution Avenue NW →	runsAlong
L’Enfant Plan for Washington, D.C. →	significantPlace
Rochambeau Bridge ("National Mall area") →	situatedNear
East Building →	situatedOn
National Museum of Natural History →	visitorAttraction