In 1791, L'Enfant designed the baroque-styled plan for the development of Washington, D.C., after it was designated to become the capital of the United States following its relocation from Philadelphia.
Pierre (Peter) CharlesL'Enfant (2. srpen 1754, Anet (Eure-et-Loir), Francie – 14. červen 1825, Prince George's County, Maryland) byl francouzsko-americký architekt a zeměměřič.
Pierre CharlesL'Enfant was an engineer, architect and city planner who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution and subsequently designed the spatial plan for Washington, D.C.
Pierre CharlesL’Enfant was a French-born American engineer, architect, and urban designer who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. L’Enfant studied art under his father at the Royal Academy…
Civil Engineer. Born in Paris, France, he came to America in 1777 and joined the Continental Army as a volunteer during the War of Independence, attaining the rank of major of engineers, and served to the end of the war.
Svou roli v historii francouzské opery hráli také někteří původně zahraniční skladatelé, zejména Gluck, Salieri, Cherubini, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Offenbach a v neposlední řadě Giuseppe Verdi.
Pierre CharlesL'Enfant (*1754 †1825) - biography, list of built works, bibliography, references, relevant literature and links and other details about this person.