The article “How one Frenchman’s vision became our capitol city” by Kenneth R. Fletcher was posted on Smithsonian.com on April 30th, 2008. The article explains how Pierre L’Enfant went to conceive our nation's capitol. L’Enfant was a genius architect and a very important person in american history.
L’Enfant’s most famous design was the Washington Mall. The Washington Mall was originally meant to be a long strip of land where events would be held and people could relax, and that's exactly what it is and more. Today the Mall is used from everything from picnics to protests, “The American people really took to the mall in the 20th century and turned it into this great civic stage.” (Fletcher)
Another fact is that L’Enfant designed the city so
L’Enfant’s most famous design was the Washington Mall. The Washington Mall was originally meant to be a long strip of land where events would be held and people could relax, and that's exactly what it is and more. Today the Mall is used from everything from picnics to protests, “The American people really took to the mall in the 20th century and turned it into this great civic stage.” (Fletcher)
Another fact is that L’Enfant designed the city so