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1、1.Briefintroduction2.History3.Urbanplanning4.TouristattractionWashington,D.C.2of20washington,D.C.ISthecapitalcityoftheunitedstatesofAmerica.''D.C.''Washington,D.C.1.BriefintroductionWashington''D.C''islocatedinthenortheasternUnitedStates,closetoVirginiaandMaryland.Washingt
2、onconnectedwithsouthwestVirginia,boundedbythesouthbankofthePotomac.TheotherthreefaceconnectedwithMaryland.3of20Washington,D.C.4of20Beautifulwashingdon,D.C.PWashington,D.C.5of20Washington,D.C.North:NewYorkSouth:PhiladelphiaFederalCity2.HistoryHistory6of20Washington,D.C.Thei
3、nitialshape10milesoneachside,100squaremilesConstitutiontheportofGeorgetown,Maryland,foundedin1751thecityofAlexandria,Virginia,foundedin1749In1847,thesouthbankofthePotomaclandwasreturnedtoVirginia.7of20Washington,D.C.WashingtonOnSeptember9,1791,itwasnamedthecityinhonorofPre
4、sidentWashington.D.C.(DistrictofColumbia)Columbia--apoeticnamefortheUnitedStatescommonlyinuseatthattime.dualposition8of20Washington,D.C.BurningofWashingtonTheBurningofWashingtonin1814wasanattackduringtheWarof1812betweenBritishforcesandthoseoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.OnAugu
5、st24,1814,aBritishforceledbyMajorGeneralRobertRossoccupiedWashingtonCityandsetfiretomanypublicbuildings.9of20Washington,D.C.Washingtonwasthefirstcityinthenationtoundergourbanrenewalprojectsaspartofthe"CityBeautifulmovement"intheearly1900s.10of20Washington,D.C.Person:Pierre
6、L'Enfant,afamousFrench-bornarchitectandcityplanner.Achievement:L'EnfantPlanfealturedbroadstreetsandAvenues.HebasedhisdesignonplansofcitiessuchasParis,Amsterdamandsoon.PierreL'Enfant3.Urbanplanning11of20Washington,D.C.1.TheplanpictureofWashingtonbefore.2.Washington'ssatelli
7、ticpicture12of20Washington,D.C.1.TheplanpictureofWashingtonbefore.L'Enfant'sdesign:Italsoenvisionedagarden-lined"grandavenue“approximately1mile(1.6km)inlengthand400feet(120m)wideintheareathatisnowtheNationalMall.13of20Washington,D.C.2.Washington'ssatelliticpictureThegreatc
8、ommonknownasTheMallsweeps2.4kmwestwardfromtheCapitolasfasasthepotomacRiver.Mostofthecity’
