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Built in 1875, this church served as the center of the European Catholic community and its working bell tower remains one of the area's principal landmarks. Visiting a mass can be rewarding if only to enjoy the impressive music ensemble and excellent acoustics.
St. Dominic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, established in 1852. It is located in Southwest Washington, D.C. in the Archdiocese of Washington, and is administered by the Order of Preachers, more commonly known as the Dominicans, in the Province of St. Joseph (Eastern).
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This church hosts extremely popular and crowded weekly live music nights: Blue Monday Blues and Friday Jazz, both featuring local musicians.
A live music venue and restaurant.
Versatile 6000-person venue with bars, featuring rock concerts and other performances.
In Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building
The Voice of America is an international multimedia news broadcast facility operating around the clock, famous around the world, especially for broadcasts conducted throughout Nazi-occupied Europe and later the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. The tours here are another one of those undiscovered gems—you get to watch televised broadcasts going out all over the world, and you'll see that one room where all presidential handshakes with foreign heads of state are filmed. The 30-45 minute tours are conducted in English on weekdays at noon. Tours are walk-in only, for up to 10 people. Arrive 10 minutes early for security screening. You will need to have your passport or state-issued ID to enter.