Meridian Hill Park Cultural Landscape Report, Vol. 2
Meridian Hill Park Cultural Landscape Report, Vol. 2

Author: National Park Service

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-19

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780260432513

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Excerpt from Meridian Hill Park Cultural Landscape Report, Vol. 2: Treatment; 30 November, 2001 Recommended Landscape Selecting a Treatment for the Meridian Hill Park Cultural Landscape Basis in Integrity, Significance, Period of Significance, and Existing Conditions. Recommended Landscape Treatment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

L'Enfant's Legacy
L'Enfant's Legacy

Author: Michael Bednar

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2006-05-31

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780801883187

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Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice Magazine Many American democratic ideals are embodied in the public spaces of its cities, especially in Washington, D.C. In L'Enfant's Legacy architect and scholar Michael Bednar explores the public spaces of the nation's capital, examining the context of the surrounding architecture and the roles of the spaces in the changing functional life of the city. Bednar examines the ways in which L'Enfant's innovative plan of 1791, along with later developments, symbolizes and encourages democratic freedoms and traditions. In the spaces of Capitol Square, citizens expect to encounter their government directly in a dignified setting, a symbolic public forum. On the White House grounds they expect to meet the president where he works and lives. At the National Mall—America's front lawn—citizens exercise their rights of assembly and free speech, as well as play football, eat lunch, and socialize. From historic Lincoln Square, Dupont Circle, and Judiciary Square to the newly developed Freedom Plaza, Pershing Park, and Market Square, Bednar's thoughtful study provides a fresh perspective on the role of public space in the expression of democratic ideals.