Meridian Hill Park

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Meridian Hill Park is a historic, Italianate-style urban park in Washington, D.C., known for its cascading fountains, statues, and role as a gathering place for cultural and political events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place ⓘ
public park ⓘ
urban park ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Malcolm X Park ⓘ
architecturalStyle Italian Renaissance garden ⓘ
area approximately 12 acres ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
constructionEnd 1940 ⓘ
constructionStart 1912 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedBy George Burnap ⓘ
Horace W. Peaslee NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation on a bluff above the city ⓘ
governingBody U.S. federal government ⓘ
hasFeature benches ⓘ
cascading fountains ⓘ
concrete retaining walls ⓘ
concrete statuary niches ⓘ
formal terraces ⓘ
grand staircase ⓘ
lawns ⓘ
multi-tiered water cascade ⓘ
ornamental urns ⓘ
overlooks ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
reflecting pool ⓘ
statues ⓘ
stone balustrades ⓘ
tree-lined walkways ⓘ
hasStatue Dante Alighieri statue ⓘ
James Buchanan Memorial ⓘ
Joan of Arc statue ⓘ
Serenity statue ⓘ
hasViewOf White House area ⓘ
downtown Washington, D.C. ⓘ
knownFor Italianate design ⓘ
Sunday drum circle ⓘ
cascading fountains ⓘ
cultural gatherings ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ
public art ⓘ
views of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed exposed-aggregate concrete ⓘ
neighborhood Adams Morgan ⓘ
Columbia Heights ⓘ
NRHPListingYear 1994 ⓘ
NRHPType national historic district ⓘ
openedToPublic early 20th century ⓘ
partOf National Capital Parks ⓘ
Rock Creek Park system ⓘ
linked to: Rock Creek Park
region District of Columbia ⓘ
style Italianate ⓘ
usedFor community events ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
informal sports ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ
protests ⓘ
recreation ⓘ

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Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ
Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C. → near → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ
16th Street NW → hasLandmarkAlong → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ
James Buchanan Memorial → locatedIn → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ
James Buchanan Memorial → address → Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Meridian Hill Park
Serenity statue → location → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ
Malcolm X Park → hasAlternativeName → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ
Malcolm X Park → officialName → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ
National Capital Parks → hasPart → Meridian Hill Park ⓘ