Friendship Archway is a paifang (traditional style of Chinese architecture) installed in Chinatown and is one of the largest ceremonial arches outside of China. Erected in 1986 to celebrate friendship with Washington's sister city of Beijing, it was hoped the arch would reinforce the neighborhood's Chinese character. It was recognized as the largest such single-span archway in the world by The Guinness Book of Records after its completion.

I’m sure I’ve photographed this before over the years, but this is the first time I’ve looked up its history and learned its official name.

‘Deadrise,’ David Carmack Lewis, posted earlier: