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Who asked Pierre Charles L'Enfant to submit plans for the capital city at Washington?

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He was asked (1789) by Washington to submit plans for the capital city at Washington. His plans were presented in 1791, but he antagonized Congress and was opposed by Thomas Jefferson.

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