In 1910 John Merven Carrere, a Paris-trained American architect, wrote, Learning from Paris made Washington outstanding among American cities. The five essays in "Paris on the Potomac" explore aspects of this influence on the artistic and architectural environment of Washington, D.C., which continued long after the well-known contributions of Peter Charles L Enfant, the transplanted French military officer who designed the city s plan. Isabelle Gournay s introductory essay provides an overview and examines the context and issues involved in three distinct periods of French influence: the...
In 1910 John Merven Carrere, a Paris-trained American architect, wrote, Learning from Paris made Washington outstanding among American cities. The fiv...
In 1910 John Merven Carrere, a Paris-trained American architect, wrote, "Learning from Paris made Washington outstanding among American cities." The five essays in Paris on the Potomac explore aspects of this influence on the artistic and architectural environment of Washington, D.C., which continued long after the well-known contributions of Peter Charles L'Enfant, the transplanted French military officer who designed the city's plan. Isabelle Gournay's introductory essay provides an overview and examines the context and issues involved in three distinct periods of French...
In 1910 John Merven Carrere, a Paris-trained American architect, wrote, "Learning from Paris made Washington outstanding among American cities." The f...
