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{{Short description|Statue in Washington, D.C., U.S.}}
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A statue of [[Pierre Charles L'Enfant]] represents [[Washington, D.C.]], in the U.S. Capitol Building.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Congress accepts statue of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, ending 12-year standoff with the District |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/congress-accepts-statue-of-pierre-charles-lenfant-ending-12-year-standoff-with-the-district/2020/02/27/06edffc2-5995-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html |access-date=2022-02-28 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>  L'Enfant was a French-American [[military engineer]] who designed the basic plan for Washington, D.C. known today as the [[L'Enfant Plan]] (1791).

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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Statues in Washington, D.C.]]


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