Description
(BUNDLE AND SAVE $12 when you also sign up for related classes #173, 182, 193) In the nation’s capital, the architectural style of our monuments, museums, and public buildings is intended to symbolize our identity as a people and a nation. This idea is embedded in the original 1791 L’Enfant Plan and reaffirmed and revised with the 1902 McMillan Plan. In the 20th century, the federal use of classical architecture gave way to new modernist museums and monuments -– and also changing attitudes towards how we interpret American history. This trend continues today and raises questions about how we want our capital to embody national ideals and aspirations.
