L’Enfant’s D.C. Blueprint Still Shapes Modern Washington
Posted by: Maria Peña
In 1791, President George Washington entrusted French-born American architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant with designing a plan for the nation’s capital. L'Enfant's map became the blueprint for the nation's distinctive capital city, with most of its features still evident today.
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