McMillan Plan

The McMillan Plan was like a super-detailed drawing for Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It was made in 1902 by a group of smart people called the Senate Park Commission. They wanted to make the city's parks and important buildings look grand and beautiful. Think of it like planning the coolest playground ever, but for an entire city!

One of the biggest ideas was to change the National Mall, a huge park in the middle of the city. They wanted to make it a big, open grassy space with fewer trees and bushes. They also imagined building beautiful museums and monuments, like the Lincoln Memorial, that look like they came from ancient Greece or Rome. It was like giving the city a fancy makeover!

The plan wasn't just about the big park. It also suggested building lots of smaller parks all over the city for people to play in. They even thought about making special roads, called parkways, to connect all these green spaces. It was like dreaming up a city with fun places to explore everywhere you looked!

Even though the government never officially said 'yes' to the whole plan, many of its ideas were used over the years. Buildings like Union Station and the Lincoln Memorial were built because of this plan! It's like planting seeds that grew into amazing parts of the city we see today.