Watergate complex

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building complex landmark mixed-use development

The Watergate complex is a landmark mixed-use development in Washington, D.C., best known as the site of the 1972 political scandal that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex → landmark → mixed-use development →
architect	Luigi Moretti →
architecturalStyle	Brutalist-influenced architecture → Modernist architecture →
city	Washington, D.C. →
completionDate	1971 →
constructionStartDate	1963 →
country	United States →
developer	Società Generale Immobiliare →
hasAmenity	landscaped gardens → restaurants → rooftop terraces → shops → underground parking →
hasMaterial	glass curtain walls → reinforced concrete →
hasPart	Watergate East → Watergate Hotel → Watergate Office Building → Watergate South → Watergate West → Watergate condominium buildings →
hasUse	hotel → office → residential → retail →
hasView	Key Bridge → Potomac River → Rosslyn skyline →
heritageStatus	Washington, D.C. landmark →
inception	1960s →
locatedIn	Foggy Bottom → Washington, D.C. →
locatedOn	Potomac River →
namedAfter	Water Gate barge dock on the Potomac River →
near	George Washington University → The Kennedy Center →
notableFor	Watergate scandal →
numberOfBuildings	6 →
overlooks	The Kennedy Center →
partOf	Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. →
postalCode	20037 →
significantEvent	1972 Democratic National Committee headquarters break-in → Watergate scandal →
streetAddress	600 New Hampshire Avenue NW →
tenant	Democratic National Committee →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Watergate complex ("Watergate Hotel") → Watergate complex ("Watergate Office Building") → Watergate complex ("Watergate condominium buildings") →	hasPart
Democratic National Committee headquarters →	locatedInBuildingComplex
Watergate scandal ("Watergate office complex") →	location
Watergate scandal →	namedAfter
Foggy Bottom–GWU station →	nearby