Washington: The Classical City

This documentary film by the National Civic Art Society tells the story of how Washington, D.C. became an iconic classical city. Beginning with the Founding Fathers' classical vision for the nation's capital, the film delves into the history of the city's design, including the L'Enfant Plan, the construction of the U.S. Capitol, and the 1901 McMillan Plan that created the magnificent National Mall and Monumental Core as we know them. Unfortunately, after World War II, the aesthetic integrity of the city was damaged as the federal government constructed Brutalist and other ugly Modernist buildings. For information about the National Civic Art Society, visit www.civicart.org.