National Mall

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 (NPS) of the United States Department of the Interior as part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks unit of the National Park System.[4] The park receives approximately 24 million visitors each year.[5]

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National Mall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The National Mall with the Lincoln Memorial in the foreground, the Washington Monument behind it, and the United States Capitol in the background, 2010
Location	Between Independence and Constitution Avenues from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial
Coordinates	38°53′24″N 77°1′25″W
Architect	Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant; McMillan Commission
Website	National Mall and Memorial Parks
NRHP reference No.	66000031[1] (original) 16000805[2][3] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Boundary increase	December 8, 2016

The core area of the National Mall extends between the United States Capitol grounds to the east and the Washington Monument to the west and is lined to the north and south by several museums and a federal office building.[6] The term National Mall may also include areas that are also officially part of neighboring West Potomac Park to the south and west and Constitution Gardens to the north, extending to the Lincoln Memorial on the west and Jefferson Memorial to the south.[7]