Chinatown Archway (Friendship Archway)

E808030

gateway landmark paifang

The Chinatown Archway, also known as the Friendship Archway, is a large, ornate traditional Chinese gate that serves as the iconic entrance to Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Chinatown Archway	0
Chinatown Arch	1
Chinatown gates	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gateway ⓘ landmark ⓘ paifang ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Friendship Arch NERFINISHED ⓘ Friendship Archway NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	paifang style ⓘ traditional Chinese ⓘ
builtBy	District of Columbia government NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtInCooperationWith	Beijing municipal government NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Chinatown, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese gates in the United States ⓘ Chinese-American culture in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus	iconic entrance to Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown ⓘ
color	multicolored ⓘ
coordinates	38.8994°N 77.0210°W ⓘ
crosses	H Street NW ⓘ
designer	Chinese artisans from Beijing ⓘ
feature	Chinese calligraphy plaques ⓘ multiple tiled roofs ⓘ ornate carvings ⓘ traditional Chinese dragons ⓘ
hasLanguageOnSignage	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
height	approximately 47 feet ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1986 ⓘ
locatedIn	Chinatown, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
material	ceramic tile ⓘ painted plaster ⓘ steel ⓘ wood ⓘ
near	7th Street NW ⓘ Gallery Place–Chinatown Metro station NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfDragons	over 200 ⓘ
numberOfRoofs	7 ⓘ
opened	1986 ⓘ
partOf	streetscape of Chinatown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
purpose	celebration of Chinese culture ⓘ gateway to Chinatown neighborhood ⓘ
symbolizes	Chinese-American community in Washington, D.C. ⓘ friendship between Washington, D.C. and Beijing ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
width	approximately 75 feet ⓘ
yearCompleted	1986 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Friendship Archway → category → Chinatown Archway (Friendship Archway) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinatown gates

Gallery Place area → hasLandmark → Chinatown Archway (Friendship Archway) ⓘ

Gallery Place → nearbyAttraction → Chinatown Archway (Friendship Archway) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chinatown Arch