National Mall, DC

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. It is administered by the National Park Service of the United States Depar…
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. It is administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior as part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks unit of the National Park System. The park receives approximately 24 million visitors each year. Designed by Pierre L'Enfant, the "Grand Avenue" or Mall was to be a democratic and egalitarian space—unlike palace gardens, such as those at Versailles in France, that were paid for by the people but reserved for the use of a privileged few.
  • Location: Between Independence and Constitution Avenues from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial
  • Architect: Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant, McMillan Commission
  • Boundary increase: December 8, 2016
  • NRHP reference No.: 66000031 (original) · 16000805 (increase)
  • Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966

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