Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. Stretching west of the White House towards the Potomac River, the neighborhood is home to numerous federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of State and the Federal Reserve, as well as international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, while the core of the neighborhood is occupied by George Washington University.
Aerial view of Foggy Bottom. The Watergate Complex is in the foreground.
Image: Corcoran Gallery and School of Art
Image: Us dept of interior building
Image: Cleveland Abbe House (cropped)
Northwest (Washington, D.C.)
Northwest is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city, and it includes the central business district, the Federal Triangle, and the museums along the northern side of the National Mall, as well as many of the District's historic neighborhoods.
Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, D.C. with the crosshairs marking the quadrant divisions of Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol at the center of the dividing lines. To the west of the Capitol extends the National Mall, visible as a slight green band in the image. The Northwest quadrant is the largest, located north of the Mall and west of North Capitol Street.
The Watergate complex (left) and the Kennedy Center (right) in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood
Washington National Cathedral
Francis Scott Key Bridge