L'Enfant Plaza

'''L'Enfant Plaza''' is a complex of four commercial buildings grouped around a large plaza in the [[Southwest (Washington, D.C.)|Southwest]] section of [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. Immediately below the plaza and the buildings is La Promenade [[shopping mall]].<ref name=Spinner>"The L'Enfant complex ... includes three private office buildings and one government-owned building ..." See: Spinner, Jackie. "Rooftop Residences at Hechinger Site." ''Washington Post.'' October 29, 2001.</ref><ref name="Swisher">Swisher, Kara. "Feeling Powerless Under L'Enfant Plaza." ''Washington Post.'' February 20, 1992.</ref>

'''L'Enfant Plaza''' is a complex of four commercial buildings grouped around a large plaza in the [[Southwest (Washington, D.C.)|Southwest]] section of [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. Immediately below the plaza and the buildings is La Promenade [[shopping mall]].<ref name=Spinner>"The L'Enfant complex ... includes three private office buildings and one government-owned building ..." See: Spinner, Jackie. "Rooftop Residences at Hechinger Site." ''Washington Post.'' October 29, 2001.</ref><ref name="Swisher">Swisher, Kara. "Feeling Powerless Under L'Enfant Plaza." ''Washington Post.'' February 20, 1992.</ref>

The plaza is located south of [[Independence Avenue (Washington D.C.)|Independence Avenue SW]] between 12th and 9th Streets SW (9th Street actually runs underneath the centers of the buildings on the easternmost side of the plaza). It was built perpendicular to L'Enfant Promenade, a north-south running street and pedestrian [[esplanade]] part of which is directly above 10th Street SW. The plaza is named for [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant|Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant]],<ref>L'Enfant was born Pierre L'Enfant, but anglicized his name to Peter. Both names were used in the United States when referring to him. See: Sandiford, 2008, p. 5.</ref> the architect and planner who first designed a street layout for the capital city (see [[L'Enfant Plan]]). It was dedicated in 1968 after completion of the north and south buildings.

The plaza is located south of [[Independence Avenue (Washington D.C.)|Independence Avenue SW]] between 12th and 9th Streets SW (9th Street actually runs underneath the centers of the buildings on the easternmost side of the plaza). It was built perpendicular to L'Enfant Promenade, a north-south running street and pedestrian [[esplanade]] part of which is directly above 10th Street SW. The plaza is named for [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant|Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant]],<ref>L'Enfant was born Pierre L'Enfant, but anglicized his name to Peter. Both names were used in the United States when referring to him. See: Sandiford, 2008, p. 5.</ref> the architect and planner who first designed a street layout for the capital city (known as the [[L'Enfant Plan]]). It was dedicated in 1968 after completion of the north and south buildings.

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