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Pierre Charles L'Enfant (born 2 August 1754, Paris, France - died 14 June 1825, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA) created the original design for the city. However, he was fired by George Washington and his former assistant, Andrew Ellicottredrew the plans from memory.


Washington, D.C. is a planned city. The design for the City of Washington was largely the work of Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant, a French-born architect, engineer, and city planner who first arrived in the colonies as a military engineer with Major General Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War

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