The Great Tours: Washington DC

How Washington DC Came to Be

Educational Dec 17, 2020 35 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E1: To begin your journey to this world-class city, uncover the origins of the District of Columbia and how the location for our national government was chosen. Learn about the original design and vision for the city by artist/engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant. Then trace the creation and colorful history of the National Mall, and the building of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial.

Educational Dec 17, 2020 35 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 35 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.