What the Capitol Says: American Neoclassicism
...established through the timeless principles of liberty and order...
The National Mall: Reading the Axis
In 1791, a French-born engineer handed the new American republic a plan for its capital that it has spent two centuries trying to live up…
Washington, January 2009: On Being Present for History
There are places designed for ordinary use — and then there are places designed for a particular kind of moment. The National Mall is the…
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