Editing Embassy Row (section)

{{Short description|Section of Washington, DC}}
{{About|the section of Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C.}}
[[File:2201-2209 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.JPG|thumb|Private residences and embassies located on Massachusetts Avenue between 22nd Street and [[Sheridan Circle]]]] 
[[File:Embassy of India, Washington, D.C..jpg|thumb|right|The Indian Embassy building with the [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (Washington, D.C.)|Mahatma Gandhi Memorial]] in the foreground.]]
'''Embassy Row''' is the informal name for a section of [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|Northwest]] [[Washington, D.C.]], with a high concentration of [[embassy|embassies]], [[diplomatic mission]]s, and diplomatic residences.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=International Embassies in Washington, DC {{!}} Washington DC |url=https://washington.org/visit-dc/international-embassies-in-washington-dc |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=washington.org |language=en}}</ref> It spans [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts Avenue N.W.]] between [[18th Street NW|18th]] and [[35th Street (Washington, D.C.)|35th street]], bounded by [[Scott Circle]] to the south and the [[United States Naval Observatory]] to the north; the term is often applied to nearby streets and neighborhoods that also host diplomatic buildings, such as [[Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District|Kalorama]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=EMBASSY ROW |url=https://www.washingtonwalks.com/tours/embassy-row |website=Washington Walks}}</ref> 

Of the [[List of diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.|177 diplomatic missions in the city]], the majority are located on or near Embassy Row, including those of Italy, Australia, India, Greece, Egypt, Ireland, Japan, and the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0" /> Due to the large number of well-preserved [[Gilded Age]] estates and townhouses, many of which house diplomatic missions or dignitaries, Embassy Row has been protected as part of the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District. Its historic and multicultural character has also made the area a center of tourism and local cultural life.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}