The National Mall is located along two major avenues in the capital of the United States, Washington D.C. One of the avenues is “Independence Avenue,” (south) the other one is “Constitution Avenue” (north). In t… See more

The first plan for the urbanization of Washington D.C. was created in 1791 by Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant, a … See more

During the creation of the L’Enfant Plan, there wasn’t a name for the location of the National Mall yet. It wasn’t until 1802 that the first reference was made in a newly created plan by Matthew Carey, an Irish-born Ameri… See more

The oldest building that still stands in the National Mall is the Smithsonian Institution Building, also referred to as “The Castle,” this is for the simple reason that it looks like a castle. It houses the Smithsonian Institution’… See more

In the early 1850s, a landscaped plan was created for the National Mall. It was landscaping architect and horticulturist Andrew Jackson Downing that created it and the plan was referred to as “The Downing Pl… See more