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204  W ASHINGT ON , DC & THE C APIT AL REGION

The Mall

This boulevard, between the Capitol and the Washington
Monument, stretches for 1 mile (1.6 km) and is the city’s
cultural heart; the many great museums of the Smithsonian
Institution can be found along this green strip. At the
northeast corner of the Mall is the National Gallery of Art.
Directly opposite is one of the most popular museums in
the world – the National Air & Space Museum – a soaring
construction of glass and steel. Both the National Museum
of American History and the National Museum of Natural
History, on the north side of the Mall, draw huge numbers
of visitors. 6 . National Museum of
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7 National Museum Asian art.
of African Art
Founded in 1965 and
located underground, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery The Arts & Industries Building,
this museum houses holds an extensive collection a masterpiece of Victorian
a comprehensive of Asian art, which was architecture, was built in 1881. The
collection of ancient donated to the nation by building has undergone major reno-
and modern African art. New Yorker Arthur Sackler. vation, but is closed to the public.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp234–6 and pp237–9
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