Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant (French: [pjɛʁ ʃɑʁl lɑ̃fɑ̃]; August 2, 1754 – June 14, 1825) was an American-French artist, professor, and military engineer... 81 KB (8,021 words) - 18:00, 3 May 2024 |
The L'Enfant Plan for the city of Washington is the urban plan developed in 1791 by Major Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant for George Washington, the first... 68 KB (7,397 words) - 23:43, 4 May 2024 |
A statue of Pierre Charles L'Enfant represents Washington, D.C., in the U.S. Capitol Building. L'Enfant was a French-American military engineer who designed... 3 KB (65 words) - 13:22, 1 November 2022 |
Pierre L'Enfant (August 26, 1704 – June 23, 1787) was an 18th-century French painter whose son, Pierre Charles, designed the basic plan for Washington... 3 KB (208 words) - 09:37, 23 December 2022 |
named for Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant, the architect and planner who first designed a street layout for the capital city (see L'Enfant Plan). It was... 98 KB (10,659 words) - 16:03, 8 April 2024 |
L'Enfant may refer to: L'Enfant (film), a 2005 Belgian film L'Enfant (poster), a noted 1987 photographic poster Pierre Charles L'Enfant, architect and... 662 bytes (121 words) - 12:43, 24 June 2021 |
refurbishments of existing structures, buildings and public spaces. Pierre Charles L'Enfant in Washington, D.C., Daniel Burnham in Chicago, Lúcio Costa in... 33 KB (3,605 words) - 19:47, 3 May 2024 |
Washington, D.C. (redirect from L'Enfant City) 2021 but was not adopted by the U.S. Senate. Designed in 1791 by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the city is divided into quadrants, which are centered around... 291 KB (24,254 words) - 08:34, 4 May 2024 |
Hilton Washington DC National Mall (redirect from L’Enfant Plaza Hotel) and was opened on May 31, 1973, as the Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, named after Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the first surveyor and designer of the street... 27 KB (3,431 words) - 21:27, 30 May 2023 |
United States Capitol (category Charles Bulfinch buildings) , would be ready. Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant was given the task of creating the city plan for the new capital city. L'Enfant chose Jenkin's Hill... 94 KB (9,517 words) - 08:38, 1 May 2024 |
Peter Charles L'Enfant." The National Park Service identifies L'Enfant as "Major Peter Charles L'Enfant" and as "Major Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant" on... 103 KB (10,123 words) - 06:31, 1 May 2024 |
such as Avenue D. The idea for such a system was developed by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who devised the system for Washington. The numbered street system... 40 KB (5,127 words) - 17:58, 3 April 2024 |
and of Pierre Charles L'Enfant has likewise failed to reveal mention of Banneker. This conclusively dispels the legend that after L'Enfant's dismissal... 303 KB (30,631 words) - 17:27, 27 March 2024 |
city plan of Pierre Charles L'Enfant a century earlier. The Washington, D.C., planners, which included Burnham, Saint-Gaudens, Charles McKim of McKim... 27 KB (3,231 words) - 02:06, 12 March 2024 |
the use of L'Enfant's birth name, "Pierre Charles L'Enfant". The National Park Service identifies L'Enfant as "Major Peter Charles L'Enfant" and as "Major... 145 KB (17,775 words) - 16:22, 2 May 2024 |
SS Pierre L'Enfant was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Pierre L'Enfant, a French-American military engineer... 5 KB (205 words) - 17:51, 29 June 2023 |
Logan (December 30–31, 1886) William McKinley (September 17, 1901) Pierre Charles L'Enfant (April 28, 1909) reinterment George Dewey (January 20, 1917) Unknown... 7 KB (854 words) - 03:34, 2 May 2024 |
a historic district that includes part of it. Appearing in Peter Charles L'Enfant's original plan, Massachusetts Avenue crosses three of Washington's... 18 KB (1,522 words) - 07:29, 12 April 2024 |