Circles in dc

The surface road layout in Washington, D. Avenues named for each of the U. Pages in category Squares, plazas, and circles in Washington, D. The following pages are in this category, out of total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).

The land on three sides of Ward Circle is owned by American University, while the fourth is temporary home to the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security.

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For better or for worse, there are multiple diagonal streets in D. Sometimes, they merely cross the corresponding numbered and named streets but more often than in most American cities, they result in traffic circles. Now, we could curse the Frenchman who laid out our . Sherman Circle is an urban park and traffic circle in the Northwest Washington, D. The circle is named in honor of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. Administered by the National Park . N Street stops short of meeting the circle from either direction, and is connected to Rhode Island and Massachusetts avenues through Corregidor Street and . The primarily residential neighborhood includes two historic districts, properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and sites designated D. The park within the circle and the adjoining triangles is owned and administered by the National Park Service through . It is the only major circle downtown . At its center is the Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Memorial.

The monument is topped by the allegorical sculptures of . The circle gets its name from John Tennally, a tavern owner and local resident c. As is common with the passage of time, the . The grass area and trees within the interior of the . A number of embassies ring Sheridan Circle , including the former Turkish chancery, and the Romanian embassy on the southern side, and the Embassy of Pakistan to the northwest. Politically, it is partially in Ward 5. Dupont Circle is visible down Massachusetts . United States Naval Observatory and the official residence of the U.