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A Walk Around Embassy Row

For fans of eclectic architecture, this walk is a fascinating
experience. Starting off west from Dupont Circle, it takes you
along Massachusetts Avenue, past many of the larger embassies
to the Italian Embassy and then through Kalorama, a quiet
residential area where smaller embassies and museums are
tucked away in its tree-lined streets.
Walsh McLean (his daughter),
who also owned the 44-carat
Hope Diamond, which is at the
National Museum of Natural
History. Farther on, there’s an 7 Islamic Center’s striking minaret
Italianate palace, now home to
the Society of Cincinnati 2, a garden behind the gate of the
charitable organization set up Japanese Embassy 5, a simple
by officers who served George and graceful Georgian-Revival
Washington. A statue of Civil building. After crossing the
War General Philip T. Sheridan bridge over Rock Creek Park,
1 Ornate Embassy of Indonesia on his horse greets you at you reach the Italian Embassy
Sheridan Circle 3. Walk around 6, a stunning contemporary
structure that was designed
the circle to the left, passing
ROCK CREEK PARK W AY the Irish and Romanian by Piero Sartogo Architetti
6 J 7 BELMONT RD NW ROAD NW embassies. You’ll see in Rome and Leo A. Daly in
KALORAMA
Washington. Its cantilevered
the former Turkish
Embassy 4, an
copper eaves are reminiscent
Massachusetts Avenue and
CALIFORNIA ST NW 24TH ST NW 23RD ST NW of a Renaissance palazzo. Cross
turn back toward Dupont
MASSACHUSETTS
24TH ST NW S STREET NW Circle. Keep walking until you
come to the Islamic Center
5 AVENUE NW
8 7, a mosque with a 160-ft
Rock Cr ee k
22ND ST NW
(48-m) minaret. Wander
DECATUR STREET NW inside to see the
R O C K C R E E K P A R K W A Y
SHERIDAN R ST NW 21ST STREET NW exquisite tiles and
CIRCLE CONNECTICUT AVE NW
3 carpets. (Head
9 coverings for
4 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW
Q STREET NW 19TH ST NW
2
0 meters 400
Dupont
21ST ST NW
0 yards 400 1 Circle
P STREET NW DUPONT 18TH ST NW
CIRCLE
At Dupont Circle Metro head ornate mansion Dupont
northwest on the south side of that boasts a O STREET NW Circle Key
Massachusetts Avenue. Look for mixture of Romanesque
the Indonesian Embassy 1. This and Turkish styles on the Walk route
Beaux-Arts mansion was built at exterior, while inside there are women are provided.) Turn left
the turn of the century by an Doric columns, marble floors, on California Street, right onto
Irish immigrant from Tipperary mosaic tiles, bronze statues, 24th Street and left onto S Street
who made his fortune in the stained-glass windows, and past the Woodrow Wilson House
gold mines. The house later frescoes. It was built by 8 (the unpretentious home
became the property of Evalyn Washington architect George of the 28th president). Go right
Oakley Totten, who was inspired onto 22nd Street, walking down
Tips for Walkers by palaces in Istanbul, for the Spanish Steps to R Street.
wealthy industrialist Edward Turn left on R and right on
Starting point: Dupont Circle Hamlin Everett. Known as the 21st Street, passing the Phillips
Metro. “bottle top king” (he obtained Collection 9, one of the
Length: 2.5 miles (4 km).
Stopping off points: Choose the patent for corrugated bottle country’s most delightful
from one of several good tops), Everett staged elaborate modern art museums. Turn
restaurants near the Dupont musical evenings here. As you left on Q Street to make your
Circle Metro stop. stroll along Massachusetts way back to your start at the
Avenue, take a look at the Dupont Circle Metro.
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