Lafayette Square

Summary

Lafayette Square is an urban park^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lafayette Square is located in Washington, D.C.^[3].
• Lafayette Square is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lafayette Square's image is recorded as Aerial view of Lafayette Park.jpg^[5].
• Lafayette Square's instance of is recorded as urban park^[6].
• Lafayette Square's instance of is recorded as square^[7].
• Lafayette Square's instance of is recorded as neighborhood^[8].
• Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Lafayette Square^[9].
• Lafayette Square's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315146257^[10].
• Lafayette Square's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88002506^[11].
• Lafayette Square's location is recorded as Lafayette Square Historic District^[12].
• Lafayette Square's part of is recorded as Lafayette Square Historic District^[13].
• Lafayette Square's Commons category is recorded as Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.^[14].
• Lafayette Square's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4639173^[15].
• +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lafayette Square^[16].
• +1816-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lafayette Square^[17].
• Lafayette Square's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 531664^[18].
• Lafayette Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.8995, 'lon': -77.0366}^[19].
• Lafayette Square's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jwr71v^[20].
• Lafayette Square's located on street is recorded as H Street^[21].
• Lafayette Square's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.^[22].
• Lafayette Square's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000788626^[23].
• Lafayette Square's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10046568^[24].
• Lafayette Square's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lafayette-Square^[25].
• Lafayette Square's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4139342^[26].
• Lafayette Square's different from is recorded as Lafayette Square^[27].

Body

Geography

Lafayette Square is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Lafayette Square Historic District^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+7'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+6.96'}^[29]. Lafayette Square's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+420.67'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban park^[6], square^[7], and neighborhood^[8].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16] and +1816-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17]. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after Lafayette Square^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lafayette Square include Lafayette Square Historic District^[31], a historic district^[32], in United States^[33].

Why It Matters

Lafayette Square ranks in the top 5% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (190 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Lafayette Square Historic District^[31], a historic district^[32], in United States^[33].