16th Street is a prominent north-south thoroughfare in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the...

Part of Pierre L'Enfant's design for the city, 16th Street begins just north of the White House accross Lafayette Park at H Street and continues due north in a straight line passing K Street, Meridian Hill Park, Rock Creek Park, and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center before crossing Eastern Avenue into Silver Spring, Maryland where is ends at Georgia Avenue. The Maryland portion of the street is designated Maryland State Highway 390. The entire street is 7½ miles (12 km) long. Pierre Charles LEnfant ( 2 August 1754 – 14 June 1825) designed the street plan of the Federal City in the United States, now known as Washington, DC. Born in France, he came to the American colonies as a military engineer with General Lafayette and became closely identified with the United... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ... Presidents Park is a unit of the National Park Service, located in Washington, D.C., USA at 38° 53′ 42″ N 77° 02′ 11″ W. It includes the White House, a visitor center, Lafeyette Square, and the Ellipse. ... K Street is both a real location in the United States capital of Washington, D.C., and a fictional Home Box Office (HBO) television series inspired by the physical location. ... Meridian Hill Park, sometimes called Malcolm X Park, is located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights. ... Rock Creek Park is an urban natural area with public park facilities which bisects Washington, DC. East of the park, the city has a decidedly urban character. ... Walter Reed Army Medical Center is the U.S. Armys premier medical center on the east coast of the United States. ... Silver Spring is an urbanized, but unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission into...

16th Street follows the Washington meridian, a prime meridian once in use in the United States.

Early in the city's history, many foreign embassies located on 16th Street because of its proximity to the White House. Many religious denominations followed suit by building significant churches on the street. Even though most of the embassies have moved to Embassy Row and other parts of the city, most of the churches remain. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... Embassy Row is the informal name for an area of a capital city with a number of embassies. ...

A second 16th Street in the northeast and southeast quadrants of Washington lies parallel to the northwest one.