Friendship Archway

Beautiful entrance to Chinatown. Easy walk from the Mall (25 minute walk)

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Beautiful to see at night. If at night, be aware of your surroundings and walk with a buddy. I had about a half dozen people approach me asking for money or food.

The Archway into Chinatown is an amazing site to see. The best part is finding where the best, most authentic Chinese restaurant is. It requires patience and persistence to wander the streets until it appears before you. Often it is hidden behind the flashy exterior of some chain restaurant that dominates the corner of the block. Just look and you will find it.

I cant even tell you how I found this place. This was my first girls trip with best friends of 22 yrs so it seemed very fitting to come here for an instagrammable photo. I will say it is in a high traffic area and there are some "displaced personnel" lingering around but still worth a good pic with friends

Iconic symbol of Chinatown and landmark for tons of great food and things to do! Just be advised that there are quite a large number of homeless people near the metro but I have never had an issue with them in two years of commuting here on a daily basis.

When you get off the metro at the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop, you know you are in Chinatown. The reason is the iconic DC symbol of the Chinatown Friendship Archway. The Chinese New Year Celebration held was a great festive event that brought out all communities of the city and beyond.

This beautiful archway in Washington DC is the entrance to the smallest Chinatown I've ever seen.

This archway is not only beautiful but also fully functional. People and vehicles can pass through underneath it pretty comfortably. If you're a pedestrian, you even have the choices of passing through the archway or just walk around it from the sides, you can climb over it but it'd be too much work and DCPD might shoot you down. I think is great that the archway offers more options than just passing through.

I should point out that even though the archway have so many tiny roofs, it could've gone with one big roof to be efficient. Regardless of a good roof, it still cannot provide a good shelter from the elements for any homeless people. The structural design seem to provide good acoustics for preachers and musicians playing near the metro station in front of the archway though.

I really enjoyed walking through Chinatown before the concert at Capital One Arena. Lots of restaurants...lots of parking garages near by. Use i street and 7th for close and cheap options. Chinatown is also very aesthetically pleasing.

Well, I came on a very rainy day so the colors were even more vibrant and I love that you know, you're in Chinatown by passing these archways. I couldn't really have a closer look into the shops and restaurants around and it's safe not comparable to other Chinatowns but I quite liked it.

After a Wizards game, I was randomly walking around and encountered the arch! It was so massive and marvelous to me that I had to stop in the middle of the road and capture a photo.

Idk why I was so fascinated with it but I felt like it was historical and it was so architectural sound! I'm sad that I wasn't able to explore more of Chinatown.

I've been actively searching for things that make DC unique aside from the statues and monuments. This was the first sign of any real culture in this city. Pretty cool place in general. A lot of shopping and Chinese eateries.

Spectacular 7-roofed gateway and literally over 200-300 lions (dragons). Colors smash city mediocrity of grey roads & ash buildings. Truly lovely - rest of Chinatown has food & shops. Grab a moon cake and walk around.

It's the epicenter of Chinatown in DC. If you can find this arch you can get anywhere in Chinatown. Be cautious of traffic. Catch metro. Get fro yo or Rita's. Vapianos is great! Walgreens has the coldest AC in the district & great snacks.

This archway is the cherry on top of one of the most clean, nice China towns I've ever been to. Not the most authentic, because that is kinda the opposite of clean and nice.

Fun and busy, little section of Gallery Place/ Chinatown. There are a lot of great restaurants nearby, a bowling alley, movie theater, and concert hall.

One of the last great additions left I. Chinatown DC. Its heavily gentrified by popular culture and desired places that fit that look and feel. The demographic has also changed drastically.

Good photo opportunity