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Grand Avenues: The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
Grand Avenues The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington DC Author:Scott W. Berg As tourists to the city always sense, Washington, D.C., is a monument to urban planning on a grand and formal scale. The original city plan was created by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a foreign volunteer in America's Revolutionary War, who was commissioned by George Washington to shape a blueprint for a future U.S. capital. L'Enfant designed a city ... more »that magnificently exemplified the republican character and Enlightenment aspirations of the new nation, but his overbearing attitude led to his dismissal; his plans were usurped, and he died poor and unknown. A wonderful story steeped in history and human interest, Grand Avenues restores the reputation of an architectural genius.« less