Historical Marker

Hungarian Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:
1520 20th Street Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia
( Memorial is on 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2006

1703 - 1848 - 1956.

The original design of the city was influenced by a French architect: Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French architect and engineer, was hired by George Washington to design the city in 1791. L'Enfant's design was influenced by the layout of several European cities, including Paris and Versailles.